Synopsis for JW3 afternoon class Thurs 18 March

From Ottoman to Turk

1. In the midst of war - Gallipoli 1915

2. One Man - Mustafa Kemal

3. Armenian Massacre and Genocide 1915-16

4. The Arab Revolt triggers the end of Empire

5. 1918 War is lost, British, not Russians, in Istanbul

6. Wars and Treaties 1919-23 and the end of Sultanate and Caliphate 1922/24

7. Modern Turkey - New Capital, Reform, Politics, Geography, and Tourism

Further Reading

A Traveller's History of Turkey Richard Stoneman

The Ottoman Endgame Sean McMeekin