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Baku expedition of 1917-1918 : a study of the Ottoman policy towards the Caucasus
(Bilkent University, 2007)The Ottoman expedition to Baku has central importance in Caucasus between the Bolshevik Revolution and end of the WWI. Since the Ottoman expedition to Baku was the most concrete action towards domination of the area, it ... -
Body, disease and late Ottoman literature : debates on Ottoman muslim family in the Tanzimat period (1839-1908)
(Bilkent University, 2008)This study analyzes the development and transformation of Ottoman population policies and medical regulations together with their social impact in the Tanzimat Period. It also aims to document the transformation of Ottoman ... -
The city as a reflecting mirror : being and urbanite in the 19th century Ottoman Empire
(Bilkent University, 2015)The physical and social transformations taking place in İstanbul, İzmir and Salonica throughout the 19th century Ottoman Empire had been the subject of many studies, however, the degree to which urban population identified ... -
A "compassionnate" episode in Anglo-Ottoman history : British relief to '93 refugees (1877-1878)
(Bilkent University, 2010)This thesis aims to provide an indebt analysis of the British relief to the Ottoman Refugees of 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War (’93 Refugees). The course of the war resulted in an enormous exodus especially through the Balkans. ... -
Depicting the enemy : Russians and Ottomans in the press during the First World War
(Bilkent University, 2007)The intricate course of events that led both the Russian and Ottoman Empires towards the Great War had been the culmination of long-lasting domestic and international developments, which were reflected in their policies ... -
Dervishes in early Ottoman society and politics : a study of velayetnames as a source for history
(Bilkent University, 2001)The study aims in general to reconsider the role of dervishes in early Ottoman society and politics within the framework of the march culture during the fourteenth century. It deals with the socio-religious conditions ... -
Fragile alliances in the Ottoman East: the Heyderan Tribe and the empire, 1820 - 1929
(Bilkent University, 2018-04)This dissertation discusses how tribal agency impacted the eastern margins of the empire in terms of tribe-empire relations during the nineteenth century. The Heyderan, a confederative form of tribal social organization, ... -
From nomadism to sedentary life in Central Anatolia : the case of Rışvan tribe (1830-1932)
(Bilkent University, 2011)This thesis presents an overview of how the Ottoman Empire established its relations with nomads and how it managed to administrate the settlement of nomadic tribes. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the dynamics that ... -
Hamidian policy in Eastern (1878-1890)
(Bilkent University, 2008)The Treaty of Berlin, signed in July 1878, marks the appearence of new political dynamics for Eastern Anatolian affairs. The stipulation of the reforms for the protection of the Armenians from Kurdish and Circassian ... -
Mehmed Fuad Köprülü and the rise of modern historiography in Turkey
(Bilkent University, 2018-05)This dissertation focuses on the intellectual and historical work of a historian who played a crucial role in the emergence and institutionalization of history as an academic discipline in Turkey: Mehmed Fuad Köprülü ... -
An Ottoman administrative response to the Macedonian question: The General Inspectorate of Rumelia (1902-1909)
(Bilkent University, 2018-01)This study focuses on the General Inspectorate of Rumelia which was established on 29 November 1902 by Sultan Abdülhamid II. In the aftermath of the 1878 Berlin Treaty, there was a constant diplomatic pressure on the ... -
The Ottoman Special organization - Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa : an inquiry into its operational and administrative characteristics
(Bilkent University, 2012-09)The usage or misuse of the terms, “intelligence” and “band”, has culminated in the production of a number of irreconcilable Special Organization (hereafter SO) definitions in literature, thereby leading to complications ... -
The Ottoman special organization-Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa : a historical assessment with particular reference to its operations against British occupied Egypt (1914-1916)
(Bilkent University, 2006)The present level of the knowledge about the plans and operations of the Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa forces against Egypt during World War I is very poor in terms of the analysis of this phenomenon at a micro level in different ... -
Ottoman-Polish diplomatic relations in the sixteenth century
(Bilkent University, 2003)The Ottoman Empire and Poland-Lithuania remained direct neighbors from the late Middle Ages until the end of eighteenth century. Long coexistence of both states led to development of rich and diverse forms of contacts ... -
Photography and politics in Iran in the Naseri period (1848-1896)
(Bilkent University, 2018-06)This dissertation is written to address the history of photography of Iran during the reign of Naser al-Din Shah. The fundamental characteristic of this period is breaking new ground in social and political realms. During ... -
The rise and fall of an Ayân family in eighteenth century Anatolia : the Caniklizâdes (1737-1808)
(Bilkent University, 2003)This thesis examines the rise and fall of the Caniklizâdes within the context of the redistribution of political and economic resources between the center and the periphery in the second half of the eighteenth century ... -
Struggle over Macedonia : Florina 1906, according to the records of Rumeli Inspectorship
(Bilkent University, 2003)The Macedonian Question was one of the diplomatic problems that statesmen and the international public opinion were mostly concerned with at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth century. The ... -
A study of Ottoman modernisation on the city : the sixth municipal district of İstanbul (1858-1877)
(Bilkent University, 2006)This thesis attempts to analyse the first European style municipal administration of the Ottoman Empire as a manifestation of its modernisation attempts and the influence of European powers in the 19th century. The Sixth ... -
Sunnism versus Shi'ism? : rise of the Shi'i politics and the Ottoman apprehension in late nineteenth century Iraq
(Bilkent University, 2008)The resurgence of religious political activism had predominantly been one of the foremost themes of structural transformations among societies during the nineteenth century. The major characteristic regarding the history ... -
Tanzimat reforms reconsidered : The Case study of Tuna province (1856-1868)
(Bilkent University, 2016-12)After signing of the Treaty of Paris (1856), Westernization and other reforms were adopted by the Ottoman government as a strategy to protect the state in existence. The Christian Question in the Empire as well as the ...
