The decline of the Ottoman Empire and the rise of the Turkish Republic : observations of an American diplomat, 1919-1927 / Hakan Özoğlu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Özoğlu, Hakan, 1964- author.

Series:

Edinburgh Studies on Modern Turkey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bristol, Mark L. (Mark Lambert), 1868-1939--Correspondence.

Bristol, Mark L.

Diplomats--United States.

Diplomats.

Diplomats--Turkey.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh, Scotland : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Immediately after World War I, Rear Admiral Mark L. Bristol was US High Commissioner in the Ottoman Empire and later the Turkish Republic (1919-27). Hakan Özoğlu examines Bristol's official correspondence to the State Department, painting an alternative picture of Turkey and the transition period from empire to nation state.

Contents:

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

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-8039-X

1-4744-8040-3

OCLC:

1252421616