Policing the ‘suspects': Ottoman Greeks and Armenians in Istanbul, 1914–18

Dölek, Sever, Deniz

During the First World War, a primary domestic political aim for all belligerent countries was to preserve the socio-economic status quo in order to provide appropriate conditions for the survival of the state. Therefore, war governments paid particular attention to the maintenance of internal order. While doing this, the central authority of governments became paramount and this situation had remarkable repercussions on state–society relations. This article examines the wartime public order policies of the Ottoman government specifically concerning the Ottoman Greeks (Rum) and Armenians livin ...Daha fazlası

Makale 2017 Middle Eastern Studies53 ( 4 ) , pp. 5 - 550 267 Görüntülenme

Soviet Russia’s Foreign Affairs with Turkey in 1923 Reports of Ambassador Surits

Somel, Gözde

The history of Turkey–Soviet Russia relations is one of the most controversial topics in Turkish historiography. The controversy was largely a product of the Cold War interpretations when the USSR and Turkey were in hostile camps. This article shows the Bolsheviks’ reappraisal and readjustment of their policy towards Turkey during the transition of Turkey from a war of independence to the foundation of a New Turkey in conditions of peace. In doing so, the paper focuses specifically on Ambassador Surits’ detailed reports on Turkey in 1923, including his policy recommendations. In this way the a ...Daha fazlası

Makale 2018 Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies 241 Görüntülenme

2019-12-23

Dölek, Sever, Deniz

During the First World War, a primary domestic political aim for all belligerent countries was to preserve the socio-economic status quo in order to provide appropriate conditions for the survival of the state. Therefore, war governments paid particular attention to the maintenance of internal order. While doing this, the central authority of governments became paramount and this situation had remarkable repercussions on state-society relations. This article examines the wartime public order policies of the Ottoman government specifically concerning the Ottoman Greeks (Rum) and Armenians livin ...Daha fazlası

Makale 2017 MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES53 ( 4 ) , pp. 5 - 550 175 Görüntülenme