The Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa and World War I
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12980581 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yücel YİĞİT (0000-0003-0268-1965, Balıkesir University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 157-174 |
| Publication date | 2014-04-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Middle East Critique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1943-6149 • E-ISSN: 1943-6157 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/19436149.2014.905080 |
| OpenAlex | W2042627014 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 4 |
This article seeks to answer four interrelated questions: What was the organizational nature of the Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa (TM)?; Was it an intelligence organization or a vigilante band?; What was the political and military context within which the organization evolved?; and What was the role of the organization in World War I? I argue that the TM evolved out of the revolutionary guerilla activities in the Balkans and became a special force organization during World War I. It evolved in response to a semi-colonial and collapsing Ottoman state with little military capacity to protect its borders. The TM participated in a number of covert operations to instigate Islamic insurrections in India, Africa, and Russia, and its methods included the killing of Muslim as well as Christian opponents of the CUP government during World War I
Colonialism · Context (archaeology · Covert · Government (linguistics · Islam · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · State (computer science · Theology · World War II · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2025 (6) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |