During the Ottoman - Serbian battle in 1876, in the Hungarian public hating Russia
which suppressed the Hungarian freedom war the Turkish pro shows reached the pinnacle.
Also in response to the activities of Russian, in Hungary, in the parliament and street Turkish
friendly and anti-Russian statements were followed by another. The elation demonstrations
of the Hungarian increased by the victory of Turkish Commander in Chief Abdul Karim
Pasha Aleksinac against the Serbs (1876).At the same timein order to show their loyalty to
the Ottomans, Hungarians organized many demonstrations against the Serbs who revolted
against the Ottoman with the Russian support. The success of the Turkish army against the
Serbs aroused great repercussion among university youth.As a result of this they wanted
to offer supreme commander Abdul Karim Pasha a ceremonial sword.Thus by creating a
Hungarian youth friendship delegation came to İstanbul to congratulate Abdul Karim Pasha
and to present the sword.
“Vasárnap the Ujság” newspaper,the Hungarian press, showed great interest.to these
shows which the Hungarian youth realised to show their sympathy to Turks. Thereuponit
placed pro- Turkish shows of the Hungarian young people in its pages and published any
development with enthusiasm. Thus, the Hungarian public was informed by the press and
led to further bolster sympathy in favor of Turkey.
In this study a delegation composed of Hungarian university students to celebrate
the success of the Ottoman army, the journey of the delegation there to present the reception
of and Abdul Karim Pasha ceremonial sword will be evaluated in the context of Turkish
- Hungarian relations of the period and revealed the importance of the Hungarian youth
delegation.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | January 13, 2017 |
Submission Date | April 7, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 16 Issue: 33 |