Abstract
Afghanistan has been one of the settlements of many communities in the historical process due to its
strategic location. This structure and commercially strong potential of the region has also laid the ground for the
formation of a rich tribal structure. Two important actors of world politics and trade, such as Britain and Russia
were closely interested in the politics of Afghanistan in parallel with their policies of India and Central Asia. This
interest increased further beginning from the second half of the 19th century. Because of the British-Afghan
wars and the struggles for the throne in the country, Afghanistan has been on the agenda of the western press,
especially the British and American press. Ottoman state also closely followed the developments in Afghanistan,
as it protected the rights of Muslims in India and its surroundings. Ameer Abdurrahman Khan, who took the
throne in 1880 and aimed to create a modern Afghanistan, will be a monarch who made his name mentioned
with his policies in and out of the country. This study will focus on the reflections of the political policies of the
Afghan Ameer Abdurrahman Khan, who was in power in Afghanistan between 1880-1901 under the pressure
of British and Russian, to the western press, and elaborate on Abdurrahman Khan formed a perception of the
monarch on the western press and in the Ottoman government.