BOOK REVIEW: Kuşçubaşı Eşref: The Life of the Legendary Officer of the Special Organization

Abstract

The Special Organization (Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa) was the intelligence agency of the Ottoman Empire, which conducted espionage and paramilitary operations especially during the World War I and constituted the basis for the modern National Intelligence Organization of Turkey. However, the structure, operations, members and staff of the organization were mostly vague because of the absence of records.

Keywords

Special Organization, Kuşçubaşı Eşref, Ottoman Empire, intelligence, paramilitary operations

Citation

Karakoç, Ercan, Book Review: “Benjamin C. Fortna, Kuşçubaşı Eşref: The Life of the Legendary Officer of the Special Organization, İstanbul, Timaş Yayınları, 2017”, International Relations, Vol. 16, No. 62, 2019, pp. 151-153, DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.588960

Affiliations

• Ercan Karakoç, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yıldız Technical University