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Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime

Cilt: 85 Sayı: 302 16 Nisan 2021
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Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime

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During the early years of Abdülhamid II’s reign, there were several attempts to reinstate ex-Sultan Murad V to the throne. One of these was the initiative of Ali Suâvi, which has come to be known as the Çırağan Incident. Although the Ottoman press had to be very circumspect in reporting Suâvi’s attempt and its aftermath, the British newspaper of the Ottoman Empire, The Levant Herald, was instead able to carry the news about the incident for several days by framing its reportage in pro-government terms. The situation changed, however, when a letter from a reader praising Ali Suâvi and supporting the claim of Murad V to the throne was published by the paper and spurred the Sublime Porte into action. Although the authorship of the letter remains unknown, it is doubtful that it was actually written by an average reader of the paper; some sources instead point to Cleanthi Scalieri, the Master of the Prodoos Masonic Lodge. After publication, the proprietor of The Levant Herald, Edgar Whitaker, took refuge in the British Embassy, resulting in the confiscation of the printing house and the remaining copies of the newspaper on the order of the Sublime Porte. Whitaker protested that he had informed the Marshal of the Palace, Said Pasha, regarding the letter’s contents, and that he was now the subject of death threats and harassment; Said Pasha responded by denying any knowledge of the matter. The dismissal and exile of Said Pasha brought only further tension. The British Foreign Ministry claiming that the Sublime Porte had acted beyond its jurisdiction according to the capitulations. In the midst of negotiations between the British and Ottoman governments over the transfer of Cyprus, the furor over the letter and the newspaper provoked major discussion in the European press, and caused negative public reaction in Britain towards the actions of the Ottoman government. This article focuses on the anonymous letter published in The Levant Herald, and examines the course of these developments primarily through their representation in the British press.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

  1. Archival Documents, Journals and Periodicals
  2. İrade Dahiliye (İ.DH)
  3. Yıldız Esas Evrakı (Y.EE)
  4. Yıldız Mütenevvi Maruzat Evrakı (Y.MTV)
  5. Yıldız Perakende Evrakı Arzuhal Jurnal (Y.PRK. AZJ)
  6. Birmingham Daily Post
  7. Thames Star
  8. Reynolds’s Newspaper

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

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Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

16 Nisan 2021

Gönderilme Tarihi

21 Aralık 2019

Kabul Tarihi

16 Kasım 2020

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2021 Cilt: 85 Sayı: 302

Kaynak Göster

APA
Çağlar, B. (2021). Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime. BELLETEN, 85(302), 134-154. https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2021.133
AMA
1.Çağlar B. Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime. TTK BELLETEN. 2021;85(302):134-154. doi:10.37879/belleten.2021.133
Chicago
Çağlar, Burhan. 2021. “Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime”. BELLETEN 85 (302): 134-54. https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2021.133.
EndNote
Çağlar B (01 Nisan 2021) Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime. BELLETEN 85 302 134–154.
IEEE
[1]B. Çağlar, “Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime”, TTK BELLETEN, c. 85, sy 302, ss. 134–154, Nis. 2021, doi: 10.37879/belleten.2021.133.
ISNAD
Çağlar, Burhan. “Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime”. BELLETEN 85/302 (01 Nisan 2021): 134-154. https://doi.org/10.37879/belleten.2021.133.
JAMA
1.Çağlar B. Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime. TTK BELLETEN. 2021;85:134–154.
MLA
Çağlar, Burhan. “Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime”. BELLETEN, c. 85, sy 302, Nisan 2021, ss. 134-5, doi:10.37879/belleten.2021.133.
Vancouver
1.Burhan Çağlar. Turmoil in the Capital: British Publication Alarmed the Hamidian Regime. TTK BELLETEN. 01 Nisan 2021;85(302):134-5. doi:10.37879/belleten.2021.133