GREAT POWERS AND THE STRAITS: FROM LAUSANNE TO MONTREUX
Abstract
Since the bcginning of the 19th century, the territories of the
Ottoman Empire have been a bone of contention for the Great Powers. The
so-called "sick man of Europc" had occupied the thoughts of numerous
statesmen in Europe. The Balkans attracted the Russians and Austrians while
Egypt and the Levant had always whetted British and French appetites. But
the rifts existing among those povvers and the diplomatic maneuvers of the
Porte saved the Empire from annihilation. If the Porte had any capacity to
manipulate the outcome of events, it was indeed, as Ahmet Şükrü Esmer
(1947) aptly claimed, grounded on the question of the Straits
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Primary Language
Turkish
Subjects
Political Science
Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Mensur Akgün
This is me
Publication Date
May 1, 1994
Submission Date
January 1, 1994
Acceptance Date
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Published in Issue
Year 1994 Number: 24