Anglo-Saxon Impact on the Ottoman Modernisation (1839-1852)

Abstract

The Ottoman Empire went through a highly significant change and transformation process at the period following the declaration of Tanzimat Edict (1839) regarding the mechanism and philosophy of administration. This article aims to reveal and explain the influence of Britain and the USA on the above mentioned processes within the Ottoman Empire. In this context, the “recommendations” from Britain and the USA were researched regarding the areas such as law, economy, citizenship, military and education; and then the question to what extent these recommendations were influential on the transformation process that occurred within these areas were handled. The Anglo-Saxon influence was compared to that of French which has already been covered in the literature.

Keywords

Ottoman Modernization, Tanzimat, Ottoman Empire, Britain, USA

Citation

Erhan, Çağrı and Sarıalioğlu, İrşat, “Anglo-Saxon Impact on the Ottoman Modernisation (1839-1852)”, International Relations, Volume 16, Issue 63, 2019, pp. 87-104, DOI: 10.33458/uidergisi.621318

Affiliations

• Çağrı ERHAN, Prof. Dr., Department of International Relations, Altınbaş University
• İrşat SARIALİOĞLU, Dr., Department of International Relations, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University