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The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia

Sayı: 10 15 Ekim 2025
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The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia

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This article examines the strategic impact of geography on British foreign policy-making through the case of the Turkish Straits. It argues that geography functioned as a structural modifier, which shaped Britain’s long-term diplomatic and military strategy between two contrasting paradigms. These are the policies of closure of the Straits, designed to contain Russia, and the policy of freedom, intended to preserve British naval access. Drawing on diplomatic records and treaty developments from the late 18th century through the post-World War I period, the study shows how Britain’s shifting approaches to the Straits were driven not merely by immediate geopolitical changes but by persistent geographic constraints. The findings demonstrate the enduring influence of geographic chokepoints in shaping the logic and limits of great power diplomacy.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Geograaphy, Ottoman Empire, British Strategy, Turkish Straits, Russia

Kaynakça

  1. United States Department of State. The Problem of the Turkish Straits. Washington: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1947.
  2. “British War Aims.” The Times, January 7, 1918.
  3. The National Archives (TNA) TNA, CAB 24/140/8.
  4. TNA, FO E 13027/27/44.
  5. TNA, CAB 37/108/184.
  6. TNA, CAB 37/108/137.
  7. TNA, CAB 37/108/174.
  8. TNA, CAB 37/125/28.
  9. TNA, CAB 37/126/33.
  10. TNA, CAB 37/126/18.

Kaynak Göster

APA
Ediz, İ. (2025). The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia. Kadim, 10, 49-83. https://doi.org/10.54462/kadim.1720292
AMA
1.Ediz İ. The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia. Kadim. 2025;(10):49-83. doi:10.54462/kadim.1720292
Chicago
Ediz, İsmail. 2025. “The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia”. Kadim, sy 10: 49-83. https://doi.org/10.54462/kadim.1720292.
EndNote
Ediz İ (01 Ekim 2025) The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia. Kadim 10 49–83.
IEEE
[1]İ. Ediz, “The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia”, Kadim, sy 10, ss. 49–83, Eki. 2025, doi: 10.54462/kadim.1720292.
ISNAD
Ediz, İsmail. “The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia”. Kadim. 10 (01 Ekim 2025): 49-83. https://doi.org/10.54462/kadim.1720292.
JAMA
1.Ediz İ. The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia. Kadim. 2025;:49–83.
MLA
Ediz, İsmail. “The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia”. Kadim, sy 10, Ekim 2025, ss. 49-83, doi:10.54462/kadim.1720292.
Vancouver
1.İsmail Ediz. The Turkish Straits in British Strategy (1774-1923): Geography Balancing the Ottoman Empire, Britain, and Russia. Kadim. 01 Ekim 2025;(10):49-83. doi:10.54462/kadim.1720292