Judge — June 4, 1927 — page 6: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "When They Walk Home in Turkey" This cartoon from Judge satirizes the aftermath of World War I and the Turkish conflict. The sketch shows what appears to be Allied soldiers or officials walking home through Turkey, depicted with lightning bolts suggesting danger or turbulent conditions. On the right, a sign reading "BAGDAD" indicates the geographic setting in the Middle East. The satire likely comments on the chaotic withdrawal or return of foreign military forces from Turkish territory following WWI, or tensions during the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923). The lightning imagery suggests the perilous journey home through unstable regions. The cartoon reflects American public interest in the complicated post-war situation in the Ottoman Empire's former territories.