The young Turks, the Committee of Union and Progress in Turkish politics, 1908-14, Feroz Ahmad
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The young Turks, the Committee of Union and Progress in Turkish politics, 1908-14, Feroz Ahmad
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Main title
The young Turks
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
648103634
Responsibility statement
Feroz Ahmad
Sub title
the Committee of Union and Progress in Turkish politics, 1908-14
Summary
First published in 1973, this book has become the definitive study of the "Young Turks, " also known as the Committee of Union and Progress. Counting Turkish army officers as its members, the Young Turks sought to reform the Ottoman Empire by provoking a constitutional revolution against Sultan Ahmed Hamid II. Feroz Ahmad describes these events and the ensuing counterrevolution of 1909, including a discussion of the "Group of Saviour officers" who were determined to destroy the Young Turks. The Unionists were routed by the Ottoman armies during the First Balkan War and suffered great losses in Macedonia. But in 1913 they regained power in a coup led by the charismatic Enver Bey. Afterward the Young Turks abandoned the idea of a "union" and pursued a more moderate policy. Ahmad's book concludes with an examination of territorial losses and the consequences of six years of war on the Ottoman state.--, Provided by Publisher
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