The Inquiries of British Liberals İnto the Destiny of Muslim and Turkish Inhabitants of the Balkans in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Journal: Ankara Üniversitesi SBF Dergisi
Year: 2020

This study delineates the image of Muslims and Turks in Ottoman “European Turkey” as perceived and constructed by the two influential opinion-forming Liberal British periodicals, namely the Contemporary Review and the Fortnightly Review, between the years of 1865-1923. Being a part of the intellectual influence of modern European nationalism repertoire over the Balkans, the convictions of British journal writers indisputably played a crucial role as a source of both inspiration and vindication i