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On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History
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On 9 October 2024, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), recognized as the world’s
second-oldest intergovernmental organization, celebrated its 150th anniversary. Its
history is rich, multilayered, and marked by unique milestones. As a founding member,
the Ottoman Empire occupied a central position in this historical process, playing a
decisive role both in the organization of postal services and in shaping humanity’s shared
heritage. The bilateral relations between the Ottoman Empire and the UPU, which began
with the Bern Congress in 1874 and continued until the proclamation of the Republic,
encompassed highly significant phases that have often been overlooked in the literature,
with insufficient systematic scholarly attention devoted to them. The scope of this article
is limited to an analysis, taking into account the historical significance of postal services,
of Western approaches shaped by the attitudes faced and postal realities experienced by
the Ottoman Empire at the Bern Congress. Given the international character of the Bern
Congress, the study aims to provide a comprehensive background demonstrating how, and to what extent, the salient aspects of the Ottoman Empire’s engagement within the
UPU were addressed in external scholarship.
Anahtar Kelimeler
Kaynakça
- Adolphe de Plason - Leopold Neumann, Recueil des Traites et Conventions Conclues par l’Autriche avec les Puissances Étrangères, depuis 1763 jusqu’à nos Jours, Convention Postale entre l’Autriche et la France conclue à Paris – Ratifications échangées le 30 Octobre 1857, Vienne, Imprimerie I. et R. de la Cour et de l’Etat, 1877.
- Akten zur internationalen Postkonferenz von 1874 in Bern und zum Beschluss der Gründung des Weltpostvereins: Materialien zum Postverkehr in der Schweiz und mit dem Ausland; Korrespondenzen, Protokolle und Beschlüsse des Postdepartementes und des Bundesrates, P-00 A_PAA 00969.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Tarihsel Çalışmalar (Diğer)
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
18 Aralık 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
9 Temmuz 2025
Kabul Tarihi
31 Ekim 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Sayı: 26
APA
Yaman, M. S. (2025). On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History. FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi, 26, 125-151. https://doi.org/10.16947/fsmia.1739003
AMA
1.Yaman MS. On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History. FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;(26):125-151. doi:10.16947/fsmia.1739003
Chicago
Yaman, Mehmet Sukru. 2025. “On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History”. FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi, sy 26: 125-51. https://doi.org/10.16947/fsmia.1739003.
EndNote
Yaman MS (01 Aralık 2025) On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History. FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi 26 125–151.
IEEE
[1]M. S. Yaman, “On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History”, FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi, sy 26, ss. 125–151, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.16947/fsmia.1739003.
ISNAD
Yaman, Mehmet Sukru. “On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History”. FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi. 26 (01 Aralık 2025): 125-151. https://doi.org/10.16947/fsmia.1739003.
JAMA
1.Yaman MS. On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History. FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;:125–151.
MLA
Yaman, Mehmet Sukru. “On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History”. FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi, sy 26, Aralık 2025, ss. 125-51, doi:10.16947/fsmia.1739003.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Sukru Yaman. On the 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union: Revisiting Ottoman Empire’s Overlooked Position in Global Postal History. FSM İlmi Araştırmalar İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Dergisi. 01 Aralık 2025;(26):125-51. doi:10.16947/fsmia.1739003