A Palestinian family has presented an Ottoman soldier’s keepsake to Turkey’s mission in Jerusalem after handling it with exceptional care for over a century.
During World War I, an Ottoman soldier who was transferred to another front wrapped all of his money in a piece of cloth and entrusted it to the Palestinian Alul family’s forefathers before moving on to his new assignment.
The family handled the keepsake with care for 106 years before handing it over to Turkey’s Consul General in Jerusalem on Thursday.
