The Awakening of TurkeyJ. Milne, 1909 - 355 páginas |
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... leaders , has not shown itself a formidable organisation . " Our humanitarian agitators had a complete misapprehension of the aim of the movement , and were apparently convinced that no good thing could come from the modern Turks . But ...
... leaders , has not shown itself a formidable organisation . " Our humanitarian agitators had a complete misapprehension of the aim of the movement , and were apparently convinced that no good thing could come from the modern Turks . But ...
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... and deserters from the Turkish army , were hold- • ing Gussinje under the leadership of Ali Bey . Gussinje , by the way , still belongs to Turkey ; for the Great Powers who had given it to Monte- 75 THE AWAKENING OF TURKEY.
... and deserters from the Turkish army , were hold- • ing Gussinje under the leadership of Ali Bey . Gussinje , by the way , still belongs to Turkey ; for the Great Powers who had given it to Monte- 75 THE AWAKENING OF TURKEY.
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... leader of the " Liberal Union " party , which is working for a degree of centralisation that is regarded as dangerous by most Mussulmans , but is naturally pleasing to the Greeks . But though these Turkish gentlemen , with their clever ...
... leader of the " Liberal Union " party , which is working for a degree of centralisation that is regarded as dangerous by most Mussulmans , but is naturally pleasing to the Greeks . But though these Turkish gentlemen , with their clever ...
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... leaders of the non - Mussulman committees to listen to their arguments , and they sent delegates to their meetings ; but it was , of course , not for a long time that they could come to an understand- ing with men who found it difficult ...
... leaders of the non - Mussulman committees to listen to their arguments , and they sent delegates to their meetings ; but it was , of course , not for a long time that they could come to an understand- ing with men who found it difficult ...
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... leaders so that the Young Turk movement might not be embarrassed , and the attention of Europe was now turned to the state of anarchy in Mace- donia . The Young Turks always worked in secret , but when policy demanded it they some ...
... leaders so that the Young Turk movement might not be embarrassed , and the attention of Europe was now turned to the state of anarchy in Mace- donia . The Young Turks always worked in secret , but when policy demanded it they some ...
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The Awakening of Turkey: A History of the Turkish Revolution Edward Frederick Knight Visualização completa - 1909 |
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Abd-ul-Aziz Abdul Hamid Ahmed Riza Albanian appointed Armenians Asia barracks battalions Bulgarian Camarilla capital cause Christian command Committee of Union Committee's Constantinople Constitution corrupt crowds dangerous Deputies Despotism district elections electors enemies Enver Bey Europe European exile faithful fanatical fedais foreign friends garrison Government Grand Vizier Greek bands Guard Hilmi Pasha intrigue Jews justice Kiamil Pasha Kurds leaders Liberal Union liberty Macedonia Macedonian troops massacres ment Midhat Pasha military ministers mittee of Union Monastir Moslem mosques movement Mussulman mutineers nation Nazim Nazim Pasha Niazi Bey Ochrida old régime organisation Ottoman Empire Palace Parliament patriotic Turks political population Powers prisoners reactionaries realised recognised reform Resna revolution revolutionary Salonica secret society sent Sheikh-ul-Islam Shemshi soldiers spies Stamboul streets strong Sublime Porte Sultan sympathy things Third Army Corps thousand tion Turkey Turkey's Turkish Union and Progress Vali village vote Yildiz young officers Young Turk party
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Página 50 - Baghdad railway concession with its iniquitous kilometric guarantee, and other privileges, on terms far more onerous for Turkey than could have been obtained from other quarters, thus burdening the country with unfair obligations, which now cripple her efforts for reform and reorganisation. But I must not digress into the tortuous ways of Turkish finance, which is outside the scope of this book. Suffice it to say that German influence at the Palace undoubtedly intensified the Sultan's hatred of England,...
Página 9 - ... move for one as they sprawl across the narrow pavements, for they know that no Turk would have the heart to kick them out of the way. A few years ago an American offered a very large sum for the right to clear Constantinople of its pariah dogs, his object being to sell their skins to the glove makers. The populace raised a howl of indignation when they heard of this, and had not the scheme been abandoned serious riots would have occurred. There is no need for a society for the prevention of cruelty...
Página 5 - A traffic study is of value only for the purpose of helping the road engineer determine the type of road to build and the best method of maintenance. A few words on this subject may not be out of place.
Página 51 - Consulate, and is now one of the leading members of the Committee of Union and Progress in Salonika.
Página 122 - Empire doing their dangerous work, urging the civil population to embarrass the Government by a refusal to pay taxes and to prepare for a general...
Página 122 - ... promise not to fight against their own countrymen when ordered to do so. So as to obtain easy access to houses and barracks, Turkish officers disguised themselves as hawkers of cheap jewelry and ribbons, or as the peripatetic sutlers who sell sherbet and little comforts to the Turkish soldier ; and in their packs were always concealed the revolutionary tracts that were to spread the propaganda. One well-known officer for long kept a barber's shop in Bagdad, and inoculated his customers with the...
Página 276 - Turk organisation would be needed more than ever for the protection of the country, and would have to continue its existence, with the army behind it as heretofore, for a long while to come. The...
Página 130 - ... the revolutionary movement.63 The Committee of Union and Progress therefore held secret meetings in Salonica in May. It was decided that it had become necessary for the Committee to reveal to the European Powers the fact of its real existence and great influence, and also to explain to those Powers that the Committee alone could bring peace to Macedonia, and that for various reasons it would be better that Europe should abandon all these futile schemes of reform and leave Macedonia to, work out...
Página 93 - December 1907 a Congress of the Turkish revolutionaries met in Paris, at which were represented the Ottoman Committee of Union and Progress, the Armenian, Bulgarian, Jewish, Arab, Albanian and other Committees ; and the delegates all agreed to accept the following principles : — The deposition of the Sultan Abdul Hamidr1' The maintenance of the integrity of the Ottoman Empire.