The British and the Turks : a history of animosity, 1893-1923 / Justin McCarthy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCarthy, Justin, 1945- author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies on modern Turkey.

Edinburgh studies on modern Turkey

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Foreign relations--Turkey.

Great Britain.

Turkey--Foreign relations--Great Britain.

Turkey.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--19th century.

Great Britain--Foreign relations--20th century.

Turkey--Foreign relations--19th century.

Turkey--Foreign relations--20th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 658 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2022.

Summary:

Analyses British pressure to partition and ultimately destroy the Ottoman Empire. The British described themselves as "the oldest friend" of the Ottomans - but this was never true. At times it was valuable to Britain to support the Ottoman Empire against Russian encroachment, however by the end of the 19th century successive British Governments had begun to sponsor the dismemberment of the Empire. British public opinion and political pressure groups portrayed the Ottomans in universally defamatory terms, affecting the diplomatic actions of politicians. Politicians themselves harbored deep prejudices against the Turks and Islam. The result, through numerous incidents, was British pressure to dismember the Ottoman Empire. Treaty provisions guaranteeing Ottoman territorial integrity were ignored. Christian countries and Christian minorities were supported, even when Muslims in those countries were being killed and forced from their lands. British leaders even refused to publish consular reports that described the oppression of Muslims which would have given the lie to press reports of evil Turks. Drawing upon decades of archival research, Justin McCarthy shows how the British were anything but friends to the Ottomans.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

Maps

Tables

Abbreviations

Acknowledgements

Part I. Broken Promises

Introduction

1 The British and the Ottoman Armenians

2 The British Plan for the Armenians

3 Crete and the 1897 War

4 Macedonia

5 British Politicians and Macedonia

6 Ottoman Revolution, Italian War

7 The Balkan Wars

8 The Inspectorates

9 World War

Part II. The Final Confrontation

10 The Paris Peace Conference

11 The Smyrna Commission

12 Britain, France and Italy

13 Creating Resistance – Mustafa Kemal

14 The Treaty of Sèvres

15 At War with the Turks

16 Kurds and Armenians

17 The Fall of Venizelos – Neutrality

18 Sakarya

19 Chanak

20 Lausanne

Appendix: Government Officials

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2022).

ISBN:

1-3995-1872-0

1-3995-0006-6

1-3995-0007-4

OCLC:

1336990360