ŞARKÖY LANDING AND BOLAYIR BATTLE DURING BALKAN WARS

Hakan Savran

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ŞARKÖY LANDING AND BOLAYIR BATTLE DURING BALKAN WARS

Authors:

Hakan Savran

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Askeri Coğrafya

Journal:

Anadolu ve Balkan Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 14, pp.315-328

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001330607

pISSN:

2618-6004

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Abstract:

 The Balkan Wars were a multilateral and multifront war that spread over a wide geography on land and sea. Although the Ottoman Empire had fought successful battles at sea for centuries, it had lost its former power as a result of the lack of attention to the navy and its modernization in the late 19th century. Therefore, when the Balkan Wars started, the Ottoman navy was not ready for battles and some of the transport and warships in its inventory were unusable. However, as an alternative way to liberate Edirne from the Bulgarian siege, it was planned that the navy would jointly support the offensive from Bolayır and the navy would support the landing operation from Şarköy coast. Although the Battle of Bolayır and the Şarköy Landing were not successful in terms of the outcome, the preparation for this operation by conducting drills before the landing is an operation that has a special value and can be an example in terms of Ottoman maritime history. In this study, the preparations made before the battles to be carried out jointly by land and sea, the events that took place during the landing and the finalization process of the landing will be tried to be revealed in all details.

 The Balkan Wars were a multilateral and multifront war that spread over a wide geography on land and sea. Although the Ottoman Empire had fought successful battles at sea for centuries, it had lost its former power as a result of the lack of attention to the navy and its modernization in the late 19th century. Therefore, when the Balkan Wars started, the Ottoman navy was not ready for battles and some of the transport and warships in its inventory were unusable. However, as an alternative way to liberate Edirne from the Bulgarian siege, it was planned that the navy would jointly support the offensive from Bolayır and the navy would support the landing operation from Şarköy coast. Although the Battle of Bolayır and the Şarköy Landing were not successful in terms of the outcome, the preparation for this operation by conducting drills before the landing is an operation that has a special value and can be an example in terms of Ottoman maritime history. In this study, the preparations made before the battles to be carried out jointly by land and sea, the events that took place during the landing and the finalization process of the landing will be tried to be revealed in all details.

 The Balkan Wars were a multilateral and multifront war that spread over a wide geography on land and sea. Although the Ottoman Empire had fought successful battles at sea for centuries, it had lost its former power as a result of the lack of attention to the navy and its modernization in the late 19th century. Therefore, when the Balkan Wars started, the Ottoman navy was not ready for battles and some of the transport and warships in its inventory were unusable. However, as an alternative way to liberate Edirne from the Bulgarian siege, it was planned that the navy would jointly support the offensive from Bolayır and the navy would support the landing operation from Şarköy coast. Although the Battle of Bolayır and the Şarköy Landing were not successful in terms of the outcome, the preparation for this operation by conducting drills before the landing is an operation that has a special value and can be an example in terms of Ottoman maritime history. In this study, the preparations made before the battles to be carried out jointly by land and sea, the events that took place during the landing and the finalization process of the landing will be tried to be revealed in all details.

 Balkan Savaşları, kara ve denizde geniş coğrafyaya yayılmış, çok taraflı ve cepheli bir savaştır. Osmanlı Devleti, her ne kadar yüzyıllardır denizlerde başarılı muharebeler yapmış olsa da 19. yüzyıl sonlarında donanmaya gerekli ilgi gösterilmeyip modernizasyonunun yapılmaması sonucu, eski gücünü kaybetmişti. Bundan dolayı Balkan Savaşları başladığı zaman Osmanlı donanması muharebelere hazır olmamakla birlikte, envanterinde bulunan nakliye ve harp gemilerinden bazıları da kullanılamaz durumdaydı. Ancak Edirnenin, Bulgar muhasarasından kurtarılması için alternatif bir yol olarak Bolayır mevkiinden yapılacak taarruza müştereken donanmanın da Şarköy sahilinden yapacağı çıkarma harekâtıyla destek vermesi planlandı. Her ne kadar neticesi bakımından Bolayır Muharebesi ve Şarköy Çıkarması başarılı olmamış olsa da çıkarma öncesinde tatbikat yapılarak bu harekâta hazırlanılması Osmanlı denizcilik tarihi açısından ayrı bir değere sahip ve örnek olabilecek bir harekâttır. Bu çalışmada, denizden ve karadan müşterek icra edilecek olan muharebeler öncesinde yapılan hazırlıklar, çıkarma esnasında yaşananlar ve çıkartmanın sonlandırılma süreci, tüm detaylarıyla ortaya konulmaya çalışılacaktır.

Article Details

ŞARKÖY LANDING AND BOLAYIR BATTLE DURING BALKAN WARS

Authors:

Hakan Savran

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Askeri Coğrafya

Journal:

Anadolu ve Balkan Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 14, pp.315-328

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001330607

pISSN:

2618-6004

Balkan Wars

Şarköy Landing

Battle of Bolayır

Navy

Army.Balkan Savaşları

Şarköy Çıkarması

Bolayır Muharebesi

Donanma

Ordu.

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Article Details

Authors: Hakan Savran

Publisher: Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics: Askeri Coğrafya

Journal: Anadolu ve Balkan Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 14, pp.315-328

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 10/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001330607

pISSN: 2618-6004

Issues

Authors:

Hakan Savran

Publisher:

Tekirdag Namik Kemal University

Main Topics:

Askeri Coğrafya

Journal:

Anadolu ve Balkan Araştırmaları Dergisi Vol.7 Issue 14, pp.315-328

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

10/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001330607

pISSN:

2618-6004