Grey Wolf – Mustafa Kemal
Grey Wolf – Mustafa Kemal by Harold Courtenay Armstrong, published by Lulu Press, Incorporated on February 18, 2023, offers a detailed exploration of the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the geopolitical tensions surrounding it. This edition spans 242 pages and is presented in English. The narrative begins with the empire’s deterioration following the reign of Suleiman the Magnificent, highlighting the ambitions of various European powers as they sought to exploit the empire’s vulnerabilities.
Readers will find a historical account that delves into the complex relationships between the Ottoman Empire and nations such as Russia, France, and England, as well as the internal dynamics influenced by figures like Abdul Hamid. The book examines the precarious balance of power in the region, culminating in the birth of Mustafa Kemal in 1881, against a backdrop of impending conflict and nationalistic aspirations. Through its focus on history, particularly regarding the Middle East and Europe, this work provides insights into the factors that shaped the era leading up to World War I.
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Within three hundred years of the greatness of Sulyman the Magnificent the Ottoman Empire lay bankrupt, decrepit and rotting. Convinced that it must break up, the Christian Powers pressed in eager to grab and annex where they dared. Russia seized the Crimea and the Caucasus, and laid claims to Constantinople and the road through the Dardanelles into the Mediterranean. France laid hands on Syria and Tunis. England occupied Egypt and Cyprus. The new and expanding Germany championed the Sultan, Abdul Hamid, against the rest of Europe, planning to annex as soon as the other rivals had been beaten off. All the nations claimed special rights and economic privileges. As greedy for their meal as vultures, the Christian Powers sat waiting for the end. Afraid of each other, preparing for the stupendous catastrophe of the World War, they watched each other jealously. No one Power dared rush in. And so the dying Ottoman Empire lived on, while the Red Sultan, Abdul Hamid, from his palace on the Bosphorus, cunningly played the nations one against the other. In 1877 Russia decided to make an end of all this, declared war and advanced to within ten miles of Constantinople. Led by Disraeli at the Congress of Berlin, the rest of Europe warned her back: the integrity of the Ottoman Empire must be maintained. Four years later there was born in the town of Salonika at the head of the Aegean Sea, of a Turk called Ali Riza and of Zubeida his wife, a boy whom they named Mustafa…
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