Research Article

Reflection of British imperialism in the Ottoman Empire; Baltalimani Trade Agreement

Volume: 6 Number: 3 August 7, 2021
  • Atilla Aydın
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Reflection of British imperialism in the Ottoman Empire; Baltalimani Trade Agreement

Abstract

In the process that started with mercantilism and continued with the industrial revolution, European states recorded significant production increases. Britain, which started the industrial revolution, opened up to foreign markets in order to market its increasing production and to buy the raw materials it needs. The short distance of the Ottoman Empire market to Britain and the dense population of the empire stand out as attractive conditions for England. During the mercantilism period, the Ottoman capital was eroded and the economic structure weakened due to the capitulation agreements. For this reason, the Ottoman economy was caught vulnerable to the industrial revolution. With the favorable political conditions, the Baltalimanı Trade Agreement was signed between Britain and the Ottoman Empire in 1838. The purpose of this study is to reveal the mechanisms of the process leading to the agreement and to analyze the results of the agreement. With the entry into force of the agreement, Ottoman domestic production collapsed. In addition, the Ottoman economy became dependent on foreign countries and fell into a debt trap. In this framework, the results of the agreement in terms of European financial capital were also analyzed. Another outcome of this study was to reveal the changing political structure of the Ottoman Empire with the agreement. It is aimed to shed light on today’s globalizing economic world by revealing the causes and consequences of the Baltalimanı Trade Agreement in the historical process.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Atilla Aydın This is me
Türkiye

Publication Date

August 7, 2021

Submission Date

May 7, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 3, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 6 Number: 3

APA
Aydın, A. (2021). Reflection of British imperialism in the Ottoman Empire; Baltalimani Trade Agreement. Journal of Awareness, 6(3), 101-114. https://izlik.org/JA48JK78GM