George Joachim Goschen and his mission to Constantinople as Special Ambassador (1880-1881)

Fahriye Begum YİLDİZELİ

Article Details

George Joachim Goschen and his mission to Constantinople as Special Ambassador (1880-1881)

Authors:

Fahriye Begum YİLDİZELİ

Publisher:

Behçet Kemal YEŞİLBURSA

Main Topics:

History | International relations

Journal:

Journal of Anglo-Turkish Relations 2022 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.53-68

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000491785

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2687-6396

Abstract:

 

After a Whig victory in the elections of 1880, the political and social juncture reached a certain degree of stability and the Eastern Crisis became a formal question for British society and parliament. Without question, the general expectation as to the tasks of the Liberal Government was to criticise the legacy of Disraeli’s foreign policy towards the Ottoman Empire and taking new diplomatic steps. As British ambassador at Constantinople Austen Henry Layard, continuing the legacy of Stratford Canning had been the British Ambassador in Constantinople since the Ministry of Lord Palmerston and was considered as pro-Turkish policies. However, as one of the leading Liberal Unionists George Joachim Goschen’s special ambassadorship meant a turning point in British policies towards the Ottoman Porte. This study will identify the events of the period that can have meaningful effects for the future of Anglo-Ottoman relations.

 

1880 seçimlerindeki Whig zaferinden sonra, siyasi ve sosyal dönüm noktası belirli bir istikrar derecesine ulaşmış ve Doğu Krizi İngiliz toplumu ve parlamentosu için resmi bir sorun haline gelmiştir. Şüphesiz ki Liberal Hükümetin görevlerine ilişkin genel beklenti, Disraeli'nin Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'na yönelik dış politikasının mirasını eleştirmek ve yeni diplomatik adımlar atmaktı. İngiltere'nin İstanbul Büyükelçisi Austen Henry Layard, Lord Palmerston Bakanlığı'ndan itibaren Stratford Canning'in mirasını sürdürmekte ve Türk yanlısı politikalarıyla bilinmekteydi. Ancak önde gelen Liberal İttihatçılardan biri olan George Joachim Goschen'in İstanbul’daki özel büyükelçilik dönemi, İngilizlerin Babıâli’ye yönelik politikalarında bir dönüm noktası anlamına geliyordu. Bu çalışma, Osmanlı-İngiliz ilişkilerinin geleceği için anlamlı etkiler yaratabilecek bu dönemin olaylarını analiz edecektir.

Article Details

George Joachim Goschen and his mission to Constantinople as Special Ambassador (1880-1881)

Authors: Fahriye Begum YİLDİZELİ

Publisher: Behçet Kemal YEŞİLBURSA

Main Topics: History | International relations

Journal: Journal of Anglo-Turkish Relations 2022 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.53-68

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2022

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000491785

Frequency: Bi-Annual

eISSN: 2687-6396

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Authors:

Fahriye Begum YİLDİZELİ

Publisher:

Behçet Kemal YEŞİLBURSA

Main Topics:

History | International relations

Journal:

Journal of Anglo-Turkish Relations 2022 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.53-68

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000491785

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

eISSN:

2687-6396