Theses - Department of History
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British ambitions in the Mediterranean and their effect on the allied quest for Turkish belligerency in WWII
(Bilkent University, 2021-01)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, 2021-01)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, 2020-12)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, 2020-09)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, 2019-12)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 ... -
Power politics in Ottoman provincial administration: a case study of Gürcü Osman Pasha (1789-1807)
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)This dissertation examines Gürcü Osman Pasha, who was a promising military origin Ottoman state official at his early career stages, but then turned into a rebel sacking Rumelian districts in collaboration with the most ... -
Behind the history: English etiquette books and nineteenth century's perceptions of women
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)The Victorian era is a vital period in terms of intellectual and social changes, in addition to the industrial revolution and urbanization. This study aims to analyze nineteenth century English etiquette books and perceptions ... -
“In Dominio Sunt III Carrucae Et Vi Serui Et III Ancillae”: understanding female slaves in Early Medieval England through Domesday Book
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)The aim of this thesis is to provide an insight into the place and role of female slaves in eleventh-century England by examining the records of six counties in Domesday Book. In a general sense, medieval women are ... -
An analysis study on the implementations of gedik, esham and muzara’a
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)This thesis examines there economic practices (gedik, esham and muzara’a) that emerged in the Ottoman Empire in the modern period (18th and 19th centuries) and the relationship between them. This study claims that these ... -
Ambassador at war: John J. Muccio and the Korean War (1948-1952)
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)The United States of America sent eight ministers to Korea’s Chosŏn Dynasty and Korean Empire from 1883 until 1905. John J. Muccio was the first Ambassador that the U.S. dispatched to the Republic of Korea. What made Muccio ... -
Of disguise and provocation: the politics of clothing in the late Ottoman Empire, 1890-1910
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)This thesis aims to analyze the fedayee practice of disguise in the context of violence between the years of 1890 and 1910 in the North-east parts of the Ottoman Empire. It mainly focuses on the practice’s itself and reason ... -
The cinque ports in the reigns of King John and King Henry III, with a focus on the two civil wars of the thirteenth century
(Bilkent University, 2019-09)Situated on the shores of the historic counties of Kent and Sussex on the South-East coast of England, the Cinque Ports were a group of port towns which provided ship service to the kings in exchange for certain privileges ... -
The religion of the gentry and middling classes: the English Reformation as reflected in wills, 1509-1553
(Bilkent University, 2019-08)The purpose of this thesis is to present and analyse statistical data of the religion of the gentry and middling classes as reflected in 1997 wills between 1509 to 1553, during the reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI. In ... -
The transformation of an itinerant army: from the Catalan Company to the Catalan Duchy of Athens and Neopatras (1303-1388)
(Bilkent University, 2019-08)This thesis examines the transformation of the Catalan Company into a political, social and cultural institution from the arrival of the Company at Constantinople in September 1303 until the fall of Catalan Athens to the ...
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