Political and historical consequences of the humanitarian crisis in Syria
Date : July 24, 2018
During the time of Ottoman rule all the nations inhabiting these lands were considered Ottoman subjects and there was no irresistible hatred or enmity between the nations. However, in the early twentieth century, it was clear that the Ottoman Empire’s days were numbered. Some historians and experts believe that the Ottoman Empire could disappear already in the nineteenth century, however, Sultan Abdulhamid’s masterful play on the contradictions of the Western powers, concerning the question of the division of “the Ottoman legacy”, gave additional 30-40 years of life to the Empire.
XIX century and early XX century was marked by the rise of nationalist ideas throughout the Middle East. For multinational decrepit empire, “nationalism”, whether Turkish, Arabic or Kurdish, is an infection, from which there is no cure. Everything was decided during the First World War, in which the Ottoman Empire entered as an ally of Germany and Austria-Hungary. In this situation, the Western powers and the Russian Empire certainly took advantage of the fifth columns within the Ottoman Empire; in particular, Russians organized Armenian uprisings and the British organized Arab revolts.
May. 21,2016, “Turkiye Newspaper”
