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Ensuring Freedom of the Seas [Turkish], 1942 US poster: A photograph shows a US battleship's triple gun turret firing

Ensuring Freedom of the Seas [Turkish] (Denizlerin hürriyeti)

A photograph shows a US battleship's triple gun turret firing, with smoke drifting across the deck and sailors watching from the left, in a blue border of white stars. A flag graphic and a captioned portrait of President Roosevelt sit beside a Turkish text that calls the new battleships unequalled in armour and firepower and gives ship counts and costs, with no comparison to any other navy (card-stacking); the flag, stars and presidential portrait lend national authority (transfer).

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Card stackingTransfer
Date
1942
Period
Second World War
Made by
Office of War Information (foreign-language edition; NARA lists no artist or printer)
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Poster
Issuer type
State
Regime
Roosevelt Administration
Leader
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Audience
Foreign public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Theme
War and the military
Event
World War II
Regime
Roosevelt administration
Leader
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026
Rights
Public domain (US federal government work: Office of War Information, NARA Record Group 44)
Office of War Information, c. 1942-1945. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, Office of Government Reports, WWII Foreign Posters

Text on the object

Original (Turkish) · read from the image, not independently checked

DENİZLERİN HÜRRİYETİ

Bu resimde Amerikan Bahriyesine yeni ilhak olunan bu
zırhlı muazzam 16 Pusluk toplarile bir tonluk güllelerini
47 kilometreye savuruyor. Bu 65 milyon dolarlık harp gemisi
denize yeni indirilen 5 harp gemisinden biridir. Bu gemiler
zırh ve ateş kuvveti bakımından emsalsizdirler. Elde mevcut 343
harp gemisi ve inşa edilmekte olan 345 harp gemisi ile Amerikan
donanması deniz yollarını kapamak teşebbüsünü karşılamağa
hazırdır.

REİSİ CÜMHUR RUZVELT

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

FREEDOM OF THE SEAS

In this picture this mighty armoured ship, newly added to the American Navy, hurls shells weighing a ton to a distance of 47 kilometres with its 16-inch guns. This 65-million-dollar warship is one of 5 battleships newly launched. These ships are unequalled in armour and firepower. With 343 warships on hand and 345 warships under construction, the American Navy is ready to meet the attempt to close the sea lanes.

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

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