When the first Balkan War broke out in October 1912, few Ottomans anticipated that it would prove to be a watershed moment for the Empire, ending in ignominy, national catastrophe, and the loss of its remaining provinces in the Balkans. Defeat at the hands of an alliance of Balkan powers comprising Bulgaria, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro set the stage for the Balkan Crisis of 1914 and would serve as a prelude to WWI. It was also a moment of deep national trauma and led to bitter soul-searching, giving rise to a so-called 'Culture of Defeat' in which condemnation and criticism flourished in a...

1908 Devrimi dogurdugu degisim beklentisiyle pek cok siyasi ve toplumsal sureci tetiklemistir. O donemde Osmanli Imparatorlugu sinirlari icinde yer alan Filistin de bu degisim dalgasindan etkilenen bolgelerdendir. Donemin uzmanlarini bir araya getiren bu derleme, Jon Turk yonetiminin Filistin'deki toplumsal ve siyasal hayata etkisini inceliyor. Kutsal Topraklar'in uluslararasi arenadaki onemi, yabanci hukumetlerin ve orgutlerin faaliyetleri, nufusunun heterojen yapisi ve Yahudi gocu gibi nedenlerle ozel bir yerde duran Filistin, Jon Turk donemini farkli acilardan yansitan bir prizma...