1. Turkey's Momentous Moment.
- Author
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Beckett, F. W.
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WORLD War I , *NATIONALISM , *HISTORY , *TWENTIETH century ,FOREIGN relations of Turkey -- 1288-1918 ,CAUSES of World War I ,REIGN of Mehmed V, Turkey, 1909-1918 ,TURKISH politics & government ,GERMANY-Turkey relations - Abstract
The article discusses the entry of Turkey, then the Ottoman Empire, into World War I as a German ally, commenting on events leading up to Turkey's formal declaration of war on November 11, 1914. It reflects on the political situation in Turkey, particularly examining the influence of the political organization the Ittihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti, or Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), and political leader Enver Ismail Pasha. The author also considers Turkish nationalism and the securing of a German loan for Turkey.
- Published
- 2013