Young Turk Governance in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10279813 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Erik Zürcher (0000-0002-4087-3952, Leiden University, corresponding author), Erik Jan Zurcher (Leiden University) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 55 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 897-913 |
| Publication date | 2019-04-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle Eastern Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3206 • E-ISSN: 1743-7881 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00263206.2019.1590820 |
| OpenAlex | W2936922054 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
The article analyses the system of government of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War by looking at three elements: the constitutional-parliamentarian monarchy, the Committee of Union and Progress and the army. The analysis takes place along two axes: one in which the functioning of, and the power relations between, the different institutional elements are analysed, and one based on a series of case studies of important decision-making moments of the years 1914–18.The civil-military relations as they developed during the war years are studies in a comparative framework. The Ottoman situation is analysed against the backdrop of changes in the balance of power between military and civilian authorities in other belligerent countries in Europe.The conclusion is that the Ottoman Empire was a constitutional and parliamentarian monarchy only in name, but that its governance did not turn into a form of military rule either. It was run by the Committee of Union and Progress, but within that, key decisions were taken by changing informal coalitions of power brokers in such a way as to make sure that the two dominant factions, the civilian one led by Talât and the military one led by Enver were in agreement
Belligerent · Economic history · Empire · Monarchy · Ottoman empire · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Historical Turkish Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Turkey's Politics and Society
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |