The big race between Admiral Souchon and British Fleet - 2

On August 10.1914, SMS Goeben and  SMS Breslau arrived Turkish waters, to
Canakkale ( Gallipoli ) Coast  at  dawn. The British  warships  were still  trying to
catch  and  hunt  them, but  the  German ships  were escaped safely. After a few
hours, the Ottoman government gave the visa  to  Admiral Souchon, and the two
German warships entered to Turkish waters, then Marmara Sea & Istanbul. The
big race was over...

Yavuz ( Goeben ) waits an order for an action

After the Goeben and Breslau arrived safely to the Ottoman harbor, the German
diplomats  reminded  the Ottoman officers  that Britain had broken a contract to
sell  the  two  new  dreadnoughts  to Turkish government. The  British Admiralty,
nervous about the threat of a big world war, had  decided  to keep  the two new
warships  for their own  use  instead  of  selling  them to Turks. But now, Kaiser
Wilhelm was  offering the brand new ships Goeben and Breslau for the Turkish
Navy. This offer was a big surprize for the old empire.

SMS Goeben' s new name : Yavuz

After some hours, the Turkish  government gave a decision to purchase the two
new warships  from  Germany. Retaining  their German crews,  both ships were
renamed.  SMS  Goeben  was  renamed  as  Yavuz  Sultan  Selim ( one  of  the
famous emperors of the Ottoman Empire ) and  the  SMS Breslau as Midilli. By
the way, Admiral Souchon was made commander-in-chief  of the Turkish Navy.