Occupied Istanbul
Urban Politics, Culture and Society, 1918-1923
Will be published approx. on 15. June 2026
Book
Hardback
340 pages
978-1-83695-500-9 (ISBN)
Description
More than a century has passed since the arrival of British, French, and Italian forces in Istanbul in 1918, marking the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. The almost five-year-long occupation of the city that followed remains largely ignored in history writing in the former occupying powers, and is often marginalised in Anatolia-centric narratives of the Turkish War of Independence. The book brings together many of the scholars working to redress this neglect in recent years. Chapters cover issues as diverse as policing, commerce, fashion, labour, infrastructure, justice, and housing, revealing the impact of the occupation on all aspects of social, cultural, and political life. By bringing this tumultuous period back into focus, the book makes a significant contribution to First World War studies, research on European imperialism, and the modern history of Istanbul, Turkey, and the Middle East.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Product notice
Library binding
Illustrations
Bibliography; Index; 17 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
622 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83695-500-9 (9781836955009)
DOI
10.3167/9781836955009
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Yasar Tolga Cora is Associate Professor of History at Bogazici University, Istanbul. He has published on the social and cultural history of the Armenian communities in the late Ottoman Empire. His works appeared in journals including Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient and International Review of Social History. His current research is on the Armenians' role in the commodification of Ottoman textiles and their transformation into identity markers in the late nineteenth century.
Content
List of Illustrations
Introduction: The History and Historiography of Occupied Istanbul
Yasar Tolga Cora, Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal and Gizem Tongo
Chapter 1. The French Reorganization of the Ottoman Gendarmerie during the Allied Occupation of Istanbul
Claire Le Bras
Chapter 2. The Greek Philological Syllogos of Constantinople during the Allied Occupation: The Beginning of the End
George Vassiadis
Chapter 3. The People of Occupied Istanbul Welcome Refet Pasha: Popular Demonstrations and 'Emotional Communities'
Pinar Senisik
Chapter 4. Coal Anxiety and Public Utilities in Occupied Istanbul
Nurcin Ileri
Chapter 5. Urbanism under Occupation: The Visionary and the Homeless in Istanbul (1918-1923)
UEmit Firat Acikgoez
Chapter 6. Evacuees from Russia in Occupied Istanbul and the Foundation of Modern Refugee Regime
Timur Saitov
Chapter 7. Organizing Intellectuals and Workers in Occupied Istanbul: The Communist Group of Istanbul
Neslisah L. Basaran Lotz
Chapter 8. The Sultanahmet Rallies in Films: Revisiting Resistance in Occupied Istanbul (1919)
OEzde Celiktemel
Chapter 9. Women and Fashion in Occupied Istanbul: Ottoman Women's Agency in the Modernization of Gender Roles and Fashion
Elif Mahir Metinsoy
Chapter 10. Military at the Mill: Workforce Transformation and Changing Artistic Production at Hereke Factory
Didem Yavuz Velipasaoglu
Chapter 11. Twice Homeless: Occupied Istanbul through Haralambos Pandazoglou's Correspondence
Stefo Benlisoy
Chapter 12. Forgetting the 'Martyrs of 16 March' 1920: The Sehzadebasi Raid in Turkish Collective Memory, 1924-1961
Ellinor Morack
Chapter 13. Affective Archives of Atrocity: Allied Occupied Istanbul and the Ottoman War Crimes Tribunals
Erdag Goeknar
Chapter 14. Occupied Istanbul: A New Form of Military Domination
Odile Moreau
Index
Introduction: The History and Historiography of Occupied Istanbul
Yasar Tolga Cora, Daniel-Joseph MacArthur-Seal and Gizem Tongo
Chapter 1. The French Reorganization of the Ottoman Gendarmerie during the Allied Occupation of Istanbul
Claire Le Bras
Chapter 2. The Greek Philological Syllogos of Constantinople during the Allied Occupation: The Beginning of the End
George Vassiadis
Chapter 3. The People of Occupied Istanbul Welcome Refet Pasha: Popular Demonstrations and 'Emotional Communities'
Pinar Senisik
Chapter 4. Coal Anxiety and Public Utilities in Occupied Istanbul
Nurcin Ileri
Chapter 5. Urbanism under Occupation: The Visionary and the Homeless in Istanbul (1918-1923)
UEmit Firat Acikgoez
Chapter 6. Evacuees from Russia in Occupied Istanbul and the Foundation of Modern Refugee Regime
Timur Saitov
Chapter 7. Organizing Intellectuals and Workers in Occupied Istanbul: The Communist Group of Istanbul
Neslisah L. Basaran Lotz
Chapter 8. The Sultanahmet Rallies in Films: Revisiting Resistance in Occupied Istanbul (1919)
OEzde Celiktemel
Chapter 9. Women and Fashion in Occupied Istanbul: Ottoman Women's Agency in the Modernization of Gender Roles and Fashion
Elif Mahir Metinsoy
Chapter 10. Military at the Mill: Workforce Transformation and Changing Artistic Production at Hereke Factory
Didem Yavuz Velipasaoglu
Chapter 11. Twice Homeless: Occupied Istanbul through Haralambos Pandazoglou's Correspondence
Stefo Benlisoy
Chapter 12. Forgetting the 'Martyrs of 16 March' 1920: The Sehzadebasi Raid in Turkish Collective Memory, 1924-1961
Ellinor Morack
Chapter 13. Affective Archives of Atrocity: Allied Occupied Istanbul and the Ottoman War Crimes Tribunals
Erdag Goeknar
Chapter 14. Occupied Istanbul: A New Form of Military Domination
Odile Moreau
Index