orderly-interpreter

Updated: July 18, 2026

Eight to ten prisoners out of the total in camp may present themselves for treatment, among them 1 or 2 Ottomans. An interned Turkish civilian, Abrahim Assan, by calling an employee in a Constantinople factory, who speaks French and English perfectly, serves as orderly-interpreter. An English Red Cross orderly assists the doctor.

International Committee of the Red Cross - Turkish Prisoners in Egypt : A Report by the Delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross