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Türk Basınında Alman Askeri Islahat Heyeti Meselesi (1913-1914)
The German Committee of Military Modernization in the Turkish Press (1913-1914)

Author(s): Erdem Karaca
Subject(s): History
Published by: Gazi Akademik Bakış
Keywords: Turkish-German Relations; Turkish-Russian Relations; Reforms; The Straits Issue; Foreign Politics

Summary/Abstract: The state of Ottoman administration, after the Balkan war, considering the tension between the Alliance and Entente countries, wanted to have German support for the land forces and England assistance for the navy. But,after the arrival of German army committee at Istanbul and appointment of Liman von Sanders to the commander of the first army, Russia converted it to an international problem because of its sensitivity about the problem of the straits. The Ottoman administration keeping its’ determined attitude and having partial assignment revisions, kept reform improvements in spite of everything. The course of this issue is followed from the newspapers Tercüman-ı Hakikat, Tanin, İkdam, Tasfir-i Efkar, Peyam and Sabah.

  • Issue Year: 2011
  • Issue No: 09
  • Page Range: 203-212
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish