Turkish Empire’s Hidden Liquor Route Exposed

In a stunning reversal, the Turkish government has overturned a decision granting a lucrative liquor development contract to Rear Admiral Colby M. Chester and his associates in Anatolia. The dramatic move has sent shockwaves through the Near East, where French and British diplomats had been locked in tense negotiations over the rights of foreign powers to exploit Turkey’s natural resources. The decision was made public on April 30, 1923, in a dispatch from Constantinople via the Exchange Telegraph.