William Tyler
- Mar 16, 2021
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Synopsis for JW3 afternoon class Thurs 18 March

From Ottoman to Turk

In the midst of war - Gallipoli 1915
One Man - Mustafa Kemal
Armenian Massacre and Genocide 1915-16
The Arab Revolt triggers the end of Empire
1918 War is lost, British, not Russians, in Istanbul
Wars and Treaties 1919-23 and the end of Sultanate and Caliphate 1922/24
Modern Turkey - New Capital, Reform, Politics, Geography, and Tourism

Further Reading

A Traveller's History of Turkey Richard Stoneman

The Ottoman Endgame Sean McMeekin

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