Kurtuluş: The Steamship That Carried Peace

The Steamship That Carried Peace (Turkish: Barışı Taşıyan Vapur) is a documentary film about the Turkish steamship SS Kurtuluş, that sank in 1942 in the Marmara Sea while taking food aid to Greece under Nazi occupation and suffering the Great Famine. The film was based on the research by Turkish writer-researcher-film director Erhan Cerrahoğlu and debuted on June 1, 2006 in Istanbul.

The Steamship That Carried Peace
Barışı Taşıyan Vapur
Directed byErhan Cerrahoğlu
Written byErhan Cerrahoğlu
Release date
  • June 1, 2006 (2006-06-01) (Istanbul)
Running time
53 min
CountryTurkey
LanguageTurkish
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