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Sword vs. mountain: folk songs’ depiction of Ottoman settlement policies towards nomadic tribes in Çukurova
(Bilkent University, 2021-09)The historiography of Ottoman state actions towards migrant tribes depends more on the official documents of the government. The case of Fırka-i Islâhiye (Reform Division) in 1865 was no exception. It has been researched ... -
Struggling for individuality: the Istanbul YWCA
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)This study argues that the YWCA’s mainly American staff, observing that familial, social and educational structure prevented women from independent decision-making in Istanbul, promoted individuality by their labor and ... -
The United States’ nuclear non-proliferation failure in the 1970s: the cases of India and Pakistan
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)During the 1970s, the US government started becoming increasingly wary of the dangers of nuclear proliferation. The absence of a well-functioning international regime of non-proliferation compounded the United States’ fears ... -
Changing status of the Carolingian rulers: reflections on titulature and legitimacy, from early periods to the death of Charlemagne
(Bilkent University, 2021-07)This thesis is about the changes in the status of the Carolingian rulers from the early times to the end of the reign of Charlemagne. The gradual changes from the office of mayor of palace to king then to emperor are ... -
“Post tenebras lux” the Huguenot diaspora in Early Modern London and its reflections in refugee wills
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)Starting from the mid 16th century, Huguenots, namely French Protestants took refuge in countries that offered them toleration, due to persecution and suppression they were exposed to in France. Until the late 18th century, ... -
Treachery of silence: usage of pro- and anti-slavery rhetoric as a political propaganda in 18th- and 19th-century revolutions
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)From the 18th century onwards, slavery held a consistent place in the Western intellectual heritage. American, Haitian and Greek Revolutionaries used the term slavery to describe their conditions under the colonial powers ... -
A historical analysis of two American women’s travel to Ankara during the 1950s: mutual understanding, transition and culture in Ankara
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)The purpose of this thesis is to examine the cultural transformations in Ankara, especially in social and educational life resulting from the increase in the mutual interest between Turkey and the United States, by mainly ... -
Women and namus, as a regulative phenomenon, in early modern Ottoman society
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)In this thesis, the concept of namus (honor) as a regulative phenomenon in early modern Ottoman society and specifically for ordinary women are discussed. It focuses on which characteristic of women’s namus differed from ... -
Ottoman corsairs in the Central Mediterranean and the slave trade in the 16th century
(Bilkent University, 2021-08)This thesis aims to analyze the Ottoman corsairs and their role in the slave trade in the 16th century Mediterranean, and it concentrates on the corsair activity around the central Mediterranean during Suleiman I's reign. ... -
British ambitions in the Mediterranean and their effect on the allied quest for Turkish belligerency in WWII
(Bilkent University, 2020-12)Turkish belligerency which was not quite desired by Britain during the World War II was interwoven with the British ambitions in the Mediterranean including the post- World War II settlement of the region into the British ... -
An environmental reconsideration of Sagalassos from the Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages (1st– mid-7th century ce.)
(Bilkent University, 2020-12)At its core, environmental history is the study of a reciprocal relationship between that of humanity and its environment. The incorporation of environmental science to Byzantine studies has been gradual and has ... -
“Est-ce au medecin ou a l'heritier?”: The crescendo and decrescendo of Tsar Nikolai I's management of Ottoman decline, 1825-53
(Bilkent University, 2020-12)This thesis provides a history of Tsar Nikolai I's foreign policy toward the Ottoman Empire, in particular regards to his attempt to both protect and dominate the Empire in its decline and to manage what he viewed as its ... -
From anti-war to pro-war: Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie during World War II
(Bilkent University, 2020-12)Pete Seeger and Woody Guthrie, two legendary figures of American folk music, lived through some of the most tumultuous periods of the history of the United States. The circumstances they grew up in and the people they ... -
Unraveling diplomacy: Turkish and American diplomats on the Cyprus crises of 1954-1967
(Bilkent University, 2020-11)Cyprus has been a problem for Turkey since 1954 and the entangled conflict attracted the attention of the United States as well. While the situation of the island required mediation and diplomacy, it not only concerned ... -
The Carter administration’s Pakistan policy before and after the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan
(Bilkent University, 2020-10)The United States and Pakistan’s bilateral relationship has seen complex periods of converging and diverging interests that have been shaped by security concerns. The first two years of the Carter administration’s relations ... -
Reconstructing the self and the American : Civil War veterans in khedival Egypt
(Bilkent University, 2020-08)Between 1869 and 1878, American officers from both sides of the Civil War were recruited into the Egyptian Army. The former foes collaborated in reforming the khedival military by reorganizing the units and professional ... -
The anti-monastic reaction in the reigns of Edward the Martyr and Æthelred II, 975-993: a time of opportunism
(Bilkent University, 2020-08)This thesis aims to provide a new insight into the so-called anti-monastic reaction which took place after King Edgar’s death in 975 by analysing all the available evidence from fourteen different monasteries and ... -
A new ball game: history of labor relations in the National Basketball Association (1964-1976)
(Bilkent University, 2020-08)Professional basketball players in the National Basketball Association (NBA) founded the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) in 1954. The first collective act of professional basketball players under the NBPA ... -
Propaganda and democracy: a study of Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s fireside chats
(Bilkent University, 2020-06)Franklin Delano Roosevelt served as the 32nd President of the United States of America during one of the most tumultuous periods of the country’s history between March 4, 1933 and April 12, 1945. Throughout this time ... -
Diplomacy, evangelism and reform: Abdülhamid II and American Protestant missionaries, 1876 - 1890
(Bilkent University, 2019-11)This thesis is an attempt to understand how the Ottoman authorities increasingly viewed the American Protestant missionaries associated with the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM), the largest ...
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