Istanbul 1914-1923

Istanbul lost its position, which it had for more than a thousand years as the capital of empires established in the middle of the most active geography of history, stretching from the Balkans to the Persian Gulf, from the Russian steppes to Egypt, in the tragic period between 1914 and 1923. This book, which deals with Istanbul at this breaking point in its history, in the pain of "decline" and reshaping, presents the views of a turning point through the lens of Istanbul. In the work prepared for publication by Stefanos Yerasimos, the collapse of the empire in Istanbul, the years of armistice and occupation, the birth pains of a new state, the cosmopolitan structure of the city, the minorities that have an important place in daily life, Greeks, Jews and White Russians are expressed with different interpretations.

"Istanbul, (…) is the main spoil of the Great War. However, the city, which is a simple way station of colonial expansion for some, continues to be a czar's city, an imperial city for others. Beyond causing a geopolitical gamble at that time, the city, It is the subject of an imperial utopia. Therefore, Russia's Nicholas II, who dreams of being crowned in Hagia Sophia as the New Roman emperor, is in competition with Bulgaria's Ferdinand and Greece's Constantine. "Accompanies the collapse of old empires by concentrating on itself the raw dream of a new empire."
-Stefanos Yerasimos-
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 215

Year of Printing: 1997


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Iletisim Publishing

Number of Pages: 215

First Printing Year: 1997

Language Turkish