To Kill A Sultan - A Transnational History Of The Attempt On Abdülhamid II (1905)

Authors : Ahmet Can Öktem

Pages : 145-149

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Publication Date : 2020-07-28

Article Type : Other

Abstract :The 1905 Yıldız assassination attempt has been described as "one of the greatest and most sensational political conspiracies of modern times”. In each chapter of this book, the subjects regarding the Yıldız attempt are approached from various aspects. The numerous variables, the parties of the attempt’s background, the actualization and aftermath are evaluated together with the developments peculiar to the geographies and the time period. It is understood that many of the variables and developments were interrelated. Among these variables and developments were contemporary capitalism, nationalism, socialism, mass media, internationalism, interstate collaboration, humanitarianism, international law, and orientalist beliefs. It is stated that one of this book’s objectives is to better understand the intersections between ideology and application, states, and nationalist movements. The authors add their own evaluations to various subjects and refer to the evaluations of others, including those of historians. Moreover, flawed opinions are mentioned and the errors and deficiencies in these common opinions are explained. In the introduction, it is expressed that this book, which analyzes the conspiracy that resulted in the assassination attempt and the subsequent developments in depth, provides a unique opportunity to re-evaluate in which ways the histories of the Ottoman Empire, Europe, and the rest of the World were interrelated and to contemplate on many unanswered questions.
Keywords : Osmanlı İmparatorluğu, II. Abdülhamid, 1905 Yıldız suikast girişimi