The exhibition, which is organized by Yunus Emre Institute and includes the original documents of the World War I prisoners of war, will be opened in the House of Commons on July 13, 2015.

London Yunus Emre Institute is putting a signature to the opening of an exhibition, which is comprised of the original documents compiled from the famous collector and researcher Kemal Giray’s rich achieve. The exhibition called “Passed by Censor: PoWs in the Great War on the Ottoman Front” sheds light on the stories of the prisoners of war of the Central Powers and the Entente Powers who were captured in the Ottoman front lines during the World War I. The exhibition will be opened on July 13, Monday and hosted by Enfield Southgate Deputy David Burrowes.

The exhibition will be held in Upper Waiting Hall in the UK Parliament between July 13 and 17, and will be open to visit in London Yunus Emre Institute between July 21 and 31 after the Parliament.

The exhibition is comprised of philatelic materials as well as letters, postcards, photographs and several original documents bearing traces from the lives of the prisoners of war. Its name has been chosen as “Passed by Censor” with reference to the seals impressed onto the documents by councils of censor. The exhibition, which was curated by Fahri Aral and designed by Sadık Karamustafa and Ayşe Karamustafa, shows slices of life for the daily life in the prison camps and the traces the war left in the human soul.

The opening ceremony of the exhibition, which will be held in the UK Parliament with the contributions of the Association of Turkish Speaking Health Professionals (ITSEB), will be attended by the representatives of government agencies and private firms as well as a special guest group. The exhibition will be open to public in London Yunus Emre Institute between July 21 and 31, 2015.

The exhibition is held within the scope of the events where the centennial history of the World War I is commemorated by Yunus Emre Institute with the emphasis of "Century-Long Peace", and it is planned to be shown in Yunus Emre Institutes in different countries.