Kuzey Afrika’da Nüfuz Mücadelesi ve Salih Münir Bey’in Diplomatik Girişimleri

• Published in: Kadim no. 7; pp. 93 - 112
• Main Authors: Hızlı, Kasım, Uğuz, Sacit
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Turkish
• Published: Burhan Çağlar 2024
• Subjects: 19th Century; Diplomatic history; History; The Ottoman Empire; Hinterland; Tripoli; North Africa; Abdulhamid II; Salih Münir Bey
• ISSN: 2757-9395; 2757-9476

The Treaty of Berlin signed in 1878 caused the Ottoman Empire to suffer great territorial losses; moreover, major Ottoman holdings in North Africa, Tripoli, and Benghazi came under the threat of occupation by France and Britain, which controlled the neighboring Tunisia and Sudan, respectively. The Ottoman Empire did not have the military and economic means to counteract these threats, thus it was forced to rely on legal and diplomatic measures within the framework of international treatises. One of the prominent diplomats in this regard was the Ottoman Ambassador to Paris, Salih Münir Bey. Focusing on the activities of Salih Münir Bey as an ambassador for more than a decade (1896 -1908), this study analyses the diplomatic attempts to protect the Ottoman territories and spheres of influence, which became a target in the colonial race in Africa, as well as Münir Bey’s influence n the foreign policy decisions of the Ottoman court.