THE MACEDONIA CONFLICT VERSUS YOUNG TURK REVOLUTION/
Abstract
Young Turk Revolution in 1908 was seen very promising both for Muslim and Christan popululation of the Ottoman State in order to overcome the ethnic conflict within the state at first sight. The Young Turk Revolution trying to find an interconnection within the ethnical groups by gathering the minorities in an unity under the “Ottoman citizenship” with the ideology called “Ottomanism.” The Jewish population and the Albenian leadership were only two groups supporting the “Ottoman identity” being proposed byYoung Turks where as Serbian, Greek, Bulgarian, Macedonian groups either trying to unify themselves with their fatherlands or gettin gready to win their freedom over Turkish rulers. Getting rid of the “Turkish Yoke” was the main parole for the Balkan national identities so it was clearly soted out the Balkan leaderships neither settle down nor build a strong relationship with the Progress and Union Party, came into power after the Young Turk Revolution. In this article the “rockyroad” of the Balkan nations will be examined under the scope of the Young Turks Revolution’s attitude towards the Macedonia Conflict.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
A. Baran Dural
TRAKYA ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Türkiye
Publication Date
July 20, 2018
Submission Date
October 4, 2017
Acceptance Date
July 14, 2018
Published in Issue
Year 2018 Volume: 17 Number: 67