An Ancient Debate: Are There Any Industrial Facilities on Chemical Weapons in Ottoman?

Zeynep Sabancı

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An Ancient Debate: Are There Any Industrial Facilities on Chemical Weapons in Ottoman?

Authors:

Zeynep Sabancı

Publisher:

Ege University

Main Topics:

Çağdaş Askeri Tarih

Journal:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.38 Issue 1, pp.231-250

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297985

pISSN:

0257-4152

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Abstract:

 The primary occupation of the states in the modern period is to manage the perception of the warfare in progress. Therefore, the humane factor in scientific investigation was articulated to this insane process. The insufficiency of the major weapons was evident in the very beginning of the WWI. So, the evolving nature of the war strategy, the integration of the area behind the front lines and the unforeseen period of the war broke out a great despair among the armed forces. Thus, the states took new ways to update the elements of violence in their agenda. They had chemicals, gas and suffocative elements in their pocket and set forth a proper plan to use them. This study aims to reveal the general areas of usage of chemical weapons and to discuss the awesome effects of them in trench warfare and war of attrition along with its analysis in Ottoman Army.

 The primary occupation of the states in the modern period is to manage the perception of the warfare in progress. Therefore, the humane factor in scientific investigation was articulated to this insane process. The insufficiency of the major weapons was evident in the very beginning of the WWI. So, the evolving nature of the war strategy, the integration of the area behind the front lines and the unforeseen period of the war broke out a great despair among the armed forces. Thus, the states took new ways to update the elements of violence in their agenda. They had chemicals, gas and suffocative elements in their pocket and set forth a proper plan to use them. This study aims to reveal the general areas of usage of chemical weapons and to discuss the awesome effects of them in trench warfare and war of attrition along with its analysis in Ottoman Army.

 The primary occupation of the states in the modern period is to manage the perception of the warfare in progress. Therefore, the humane factor in scientific investigation was articulated to this insane process. The insufficiency of the major weapons was evident in the very beginning of the WWI. So, the evolving nature of the war strategy, the integration of the area behind the front lines and the unforeseen period of the war broke out a great despair among the armed forces. Thus, the states took new ways to update the elements of violence in their agenda. They had chemicals, gas and suffocative elements in their pocket and set forth a proper plan to use them. This study aims to reveal the general areas of usage of chemical weapons and to discuss the awesome effects of them in trench warfare and war of attrition along with its analysis in Ottoman Army.

 Modern dönemde değişen savaşım warfare olgusunu yönetmek, devletlerin birincil uğraşı olmuştur. Dolayısıyla tüm kurumları ile bilimsel çalışmalara adanan kişisel hayatlar da bu sürece eklemlenmekte gecikmemiştir. Düşmanı etkisizleştirmede başlıca silahların yetersizliği Birinci Dünya Savaşının hemen başında kendini göstermişti. Öyle ki, değişen savaş stratejileri, çatışmaların cephe ile sınırlı kalmaması ve harbin beklenenden daha uzun sürmesiyle ortaya çıkan çaresizlik durumu şiddet unsurlarını yeniden gündeme almayı gerektirdi. Çeşitli kimyasalların, gaz ve boğucu etki yapan maddelerin silahlarda kullanılması ile ilgili çalışmalar savaş öncesi dönemlerde başlamış olmasına rağmen bunların etkin bir şekilde kullanımı Birinci Dünya Savaşına denk gelmiştir. Çalışmamızda, kimyasal silahların savaş sırasındaki genel kullanım alanları ortaya konulmuştur. Özellikle Alman girişiminin öncülüğünde İstanbulda kurulan askeri nitelikli gaz dolum fabrikaları mercek altına alınmıştır. Öte yandan, bunların kullanımı ile ilgili sürecin siper savaşına ve yıpratma stratejilerine yaptığı öngörülmeyen olağanüstü sonuçları tartışılmış, bunun Osmanlıdaki yansımaları analiz edilmiştir.

Article Details

An Ancient Debate: Are There Any Industrial Facilities on Chemical Weapons in Ottoman?

Authors:

Zeynep Sabancı

Publisher:

Ege University

Main Topics:

Çağdaş Askeri Tarih

Journal:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.38 Issue 1, pp.231-250

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297985

pISSN:

0257-4152

Flame Thrower

Gasminen

Trench Warfare

World War I

Chemical Weapons IndustryAlev Makinesi

Birinci Dünya savaşı

Gaz Bomabları

Kimyasal Silah ve Dolum Fabrikaları

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Article Details

Authors: Zeynep Sabancı

Publisher: Ege University

Main Topics: Çağdaş Askeri Tarih

Journal: Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.38 Issue 1, pp.231-250

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 1/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001297985

pISSN: 0257-4152

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Authors:

Zeynep Sabancı

Publisher:

Ege University

Main Topics:

Çağdaş Askeri Tarih

Journal:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.38 Issue 1, pp.231-250

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

1/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297985

pISSN:

0257-4152