Since the newspapers also reported the rescue operation by the people of Oshima Village and the dedication of the Japanese government, Turkish people had a good impression on a far foreign country Japan and Japanese people, as they say.
またこのとき、新聞を通じて大島村民による救助活動や日本政府の尽力が伝えられ、当時のトルコの人々は遠い異国である日本と日本人に対して好印象を抱いたといわれている。