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Ottoman home front mobilization and propaganda during the Balkan wars of 1912-1913
(Bilkent University, 2017-02)This thesis is an analysis of the Ottoman wartime propaganda for the home front during the Balkan Wars of 1912-1913 based on the activities of the National Defense League and Ottoman/Turkish periodicals. In particular, I ... -
The “King’s Bloody Advocate” or “Noble wit of Scotland”? Restoration Scotland and the case of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, 1636/38-1691 : neostoicism, politics and the origins of the Scottish enlightenment
(Bilkent University, 2017-02)The aim of this thesis is to assess Sir George Mackenzie’s (1636/38-1691) life allinclusively, deed and word, by taking his professed stoicism as the unifying force in his struggles to combat a “bigot age”. Remembered on ... -
The Ford administration against an assertive congress: the case of theTurkish arms embargo
(Bilkent University, 2017-01)This thesis focuses on Gerald Ford administration’s struggle with the assertive Congress in foreign policy in the case of the Turkish arms embargo. In this new sequence of ongoing executive-legislative tug of war for ... -
An Ayan family in Uşak: Paşaoğlullari hanedani
(Bilkent University, 2017-01)The purpose of this research is to investigate the history of the Paşaoğulları family; a medium-scale local family that lived and flourished in Uşak in Western Anatolia. It can be said that investigating the history of ... -
The Teutonic Order in Cyprus ca.1197-1250
(Bilkent University, 2017-01)This thesis focuses on the early development of the Teutonic Order in Cyprus during the period between c.1197, when the Order first appeared in Cyprus, and death of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II in 1250. Contrary to the ... -
A Bipolar society: Formation of national consciousness among the Turkish minority in Bulgaria (1918-1944)
(Bilkent University, 2017-01)This thesis is written in order to examine one of the most crucial periods in the history of the Turkish minority in Bulgaria. The years after the end of the World War I, until the establishment of the communist regime, ... -
Tanzimat reforms reconsidered : The Case study of Tuna province (1856-1868)
(Bilkent University, 2017-01)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 ... -
Demographic engineering : Bulgarian migrations from the Ottoman Empire to Russia in the nineteenth century
(Bilkent University, 2015-09)This thesis focuses on the Bulgarian immigrations to Russia and return of many of them to the Ottoman Empire in 19th century. The stimuli which drag them to the lands far away from home, and reasons which draw them to ... -
The Relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Kanem-Bornu During the reign of Sultan Murad III
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)This thesis focuses on the relationship between the Ottoman Empire and Kanem-Bornu during the reign of Sultan Murad III (1574-1595) and that of mai Idris Alooma. It looks at the history of one of the main factors that led ... -
The other Roosevelt Princess : Ethel Roosevelt and the imperative of philanthropy, humanitarianism and public service
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)This dissertation examines Theodore Roosevelt’s second daughter Ethel Roosevelt Derby. One of the main aims of this dissertation is to contribute to the field by constituting a case study of Ethel Roosevelt Derby, relying ... -
A study of pseudo-historical Ottoman narratives of the 17th–18th centuries: envisioning an imperial past and future in the Ottoman social imagination and memory
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)This dissertation focuses on a textual and contextual analysis of two previously unstudied sets of pseudo-historical narratives produced and reproduced in miscellanies and fascicles throughout the “post-classical” period ... -
Yankee levantine : David Offley and Ottoman – American relations in the early nineteenth century
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)This study focuses on the role of David Offley who settled in Smyrna and opened the first American trade house in 1811 which lead to the establishment of economic, diplomatic, social and cultural relations between the ... -
The royal mawlid ceremonies in the Ottoman Empire (1789-1908)
(Bilkent University, 2016-09)This study analyzes the royal mawlid ceremonies in the Ottoman Empire which are conducted by the state in the 12th day of Rabi-al-Awwal (the third month in the Islamic calendar) of each year representing the birthday of ... -
Jihad in a context of shifting alliances and enmities : study on the relations of the early Artukids and crusaders as reflected in contemporary Muslim and Christian historiography, 1098-1124
(Bilkent University, 2013)This thesis is a study of the relations of the early Artukids with the Crusaders, with the aim of seeing how they fit into the general context of the reaction of the Muslim world to the Frankish presence in the Middle ... -
Late Byzantine ships and shipping, 1204-1453
(Bilkent University, 2006)This study has aimed to investigate the problem of interpreting the nature and influence of Byzantine ships and shipping in the later Middle ages. Maritime transport activities and ships or shipbuilding of the Byzantines ... -
Rethinking Vaka-i Hayriye (the Auspicious Event) : elimination of the Janissaries on the path to modernization
(Bilkent University, 2002)This thesis attempts to challenge the common perceptions regarding the Janissaries and their destruction in 1826. Our understanding of the Janissaries and Vaka-i Hayriye (the Auspicious Event) has been shaped by the ... -
Representations of English history in Icelandinc Kings'saga: Haraldssaga hardrada and knytlinga saga
(Bilkent University, 2015)The Icelandic sagas are one of the most important historical sources for Viking studies. Although there are many different types of saga, only the kings‟ sagas and family sagas are generally considered historically accurate ... -
Seljuk caravanserais in the vicinity of Denizli : Han-Abad (Çardakhan) and Akhan
(Bilkent University, 2009)This present work is a study of Seljuk caravanserais in the vicinity of Denizli with a special focus on local socio-economic and historical factors. A first objective is to examine the suggestions, based on formalistic ... -
The devil's blessing: Harry Truman and international control of the atomic bomb, September 1945-June 1946
(Bilkent University, 2007)As the first president who took a step towards nuclear non-proliferation, Truman's policy concerning the atomic weapons is worthy of academic scrutiny. This work focuses on the ten-month period from September 1945 to ... -
Court chivalry and politics : nominations and elections to the order of the Garter : 1461-83
(Bilkent University, 2007)This thesis discusses the probable causes behind the nominations and elections of the knights to the Order of the Garter during the reigns of Henry VI, Edward IV and Richard III. The Study argues that various considerations ...
