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The Decline of the Ottoman Empire and The Rise of the Turkish Republic : Observations of an American Diplomat, 1919-1927 / Hakan Özoğlu.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey : ESMTPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781474480376
  • 9781474480406
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 327.730561 23
LOC classification:
  • E183.8.T8 K67 2021eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bristol: An American Naval Offi cer and Diplomat -- 3. The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the Rise of Turkey in US Consular Reports -- 4. Bristol and Confl icts between Turks, Greeks and Armenians in Anatolia -- 5. Political and Human Landscapes of Turkey in Diplomatic Reports -- 6. Afterthoughts and Conclusions -- Bibliography Index
Summary: Examines Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol’s diplomatic correspondence at a critical moment in Ottoman and Turkish history Documents the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, as portrayed by an American diplomatAnalyses Bristol’s views on the internal affairs of modern Turkey Provides alternative views on the inter-communal tensions in post-World War I AnatoliaBased on tens of thousands of primary documents from US and Turkish archives, private letters and memoirsIn the immediate aftermath of World War I, Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol was US High Commissioner in the Ottoman Empire and later the Turkish Republic (1919–27). In reporting and examining Bristol’s official correspondence to the State Department, Hakan Özoğlu paints an alternative picture of Turkey and the transition period from empire to nation state.A key diplomat, Admiral Bristol’s observations and recommendations helped to shape US foreign policy in the Ottoman Empire, out of which the modern Middle East emerged. His actions also laid the foundations of the strategic partnership between Turkey and the US, from the Cold War years through to the 21st century.
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Bristol: An American Naval Offi cer and Diplomat -- 3. The Collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the Rise of Turkey in US Consular Reports -- 4. Bristol and Confl icts between Turks, Greeks and Armenians in Anatolia -- 5. Political and Human Landscapes of Turkey in Diplomatic Reports -- 6. Afterthoughts and Conclusions -- Bibliography Index

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Examines Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol’s diplomatic correspondence at a critical moment in Ottoman and Turkish history Documents the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, as portrayed by an American diplomatAnalyses Bristol’s views on the internal affairs of modern Turkey Provides alternative views on the inter-communal tensions in post-World War I AnatoliaBased on tens of thousands of primary documents from US and Turkish archives, private letters and memoirsIn the immediate aftermath of World War I, Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol was US High Commissioner in the Ottoman Empire and later the Turkish Republic (1919–27). In reporting and examining Bristol’s official correspondence to the State Department, Hakan Özoğlu paints an alternative picture of Turkey and the transition period from empire to nation state.A key diplomat, Admiral Bristol’s observations and recommendations helped to shape US foreign policy in the Ottoman Empire, out of which the modern Middle East emerged. His actions also laid the foundations of the strategic partnership between Turkey and the US, from the Cold War years through to the 21st century.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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