Abstract
Following geographical discoveries and the Industrial Revolution, the west acquired the information concerning the people they identified as “others” who lived outside their own geography by means of official or unofficial agents sent to the region. The government that most effectively managed the data collection was England. The British Empire, which was considered as the “Empire on which the Sun never set” of the 19th century, turned the First World War into an achievement battle where the collected information was blended.
During this process, the Ottoman state was retreating to Anatolia by losing territories day by day and was unable to keep up with the developments of that era. Considering these conditions, the era of Sultan Abdulhamid II included a series of attempts and practices to restrain the dire course of events happening in the state.
Despite these attempts, the state still suffered. The dethronement of Abdulhamid II in 1909 and the subsequent Tripoli and Balkan Wars, and the First World War brought about the end of the Ottoman State. During this process, most of the Kurds were loyal to the state, but a minority of them cooperated with the Allies. It is acknowledged that their preferences were based mainly on the activities carried out during the era of Sultan Abdulhamid II. The study aims to evaluate Paris Peace Conference, specifically in terms of Kurds, that was signed at the end of the First World War.