As I was pouring through a few primary sources on Ottoman history, I discovered something rather peculiar. Off in a lonely corner of the Internet was a digital copy of a work entitled The Rights of American Citizens in Turkey dated to 1896. This is an interesting era of Ottoman history. We are approaching the end of the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II, an era defined by weakness and the disintegration of Ottoman power. Dubbed the “sick man of Europe,” the Ottoman Empire’s relationships with its European neighbors had radically shifted. Where once the Ottoman Empire was the dominant geopolitical force in the region, it was now facing massive foreign debts and internal strife. In the coming years, the Young Turks would emerge as a political force and radically push the Ottomans into the fiery hells of World War I.
An American Invasion of the Ottoman Empire?
An American Invasion of the Ottoman Empire?
An American Invasion of the Ottoman Empire?
As I was pouring through a few primary sources on Ottoman history, I discovered something rather peculiar. Off in a lonely corner of the Internet was a digital copy of a work entitled The Rights of American Citizens in Turkey dated to 1896. This is an interesting era of Ottoman history. We are approaching the end of the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II, an era defined by weakness and the disintegration of Ottoman power. Dubbed the “sick man of Europe,” the Ottoman Empire’s relationships with its European neighbors had radically shifted. Where once the Ottoman Empire was the dominant geopolitical force in the region, it was now facing massive foreign debts and internal strife. In the coming years, the Young Turks would emerge as a political force and radically push the Ottomans into the fiery hells of World War I.