[FIRST COMPLETE ROAD MAP OF TURKISH REPUBLIC] Türkiye Devleti Nafia Vekâleti Umur-i Nafia haritasidir. [i.e. The map by Ministry of Public Works of the Turkish State].

UMUR-I NAFIA VEKÂLETI.   Zellitch Bros., Istanbul, [1923].   Original color map. Oblong: 63x95 cm. In Ottoman script (Turkish with Arabic letters). Folded. Chipped on extremities and slight foxing. Otherwise a good map. Scale: 1:2.000.000. Detailed legends panel. This extremely rare huge map includes all railways, highways and other roads; Turkish borders with Iran, Russia, Greece, cities and their borders, printed shortly after the declaration of the republic in 1923. This is the first complete road map of the Republican period. The Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning is a government ministry office of the Republic of Turkey, responsible for the environment, public works, and urban planning in Turkey. The Ministry was formed in 1983 through the merger of the Ministry of Public Works (Turkish: Bayındırlık Bakanlığı, formed 3 May 1920) and the Ministry of Development and Housing (Turkish: Imar ve Iskan Bakanligi, formed 1958). Antonio Zelic (Zellich) of Brela was one of many Dalm