Post-Ottoman Transitions: Rethinking Nation-State Trajectories in the Arab and Turkish Contexts

Dr. Soumaya Louhichi; Dr. Jamal Barout

doi:10.5771/9783987402463

Summary

This volume examines post-imperial state formation in former Ottoman provinces, shifting the focus from a presumed rupture after 1918 to the enduring administrative, legal, and political continuities of the Ottoman Empire. Through case studies—drawing on examples such as Syria, Iraq, Egypt, and Turkey—it analyzes border disputes, foreign policy strategies, and competing visions of regional order in the 20th and 21st centuries. Employing both macro- and micro-historical approaches, and integrating transnational and local perspectives, the volume offers a critical revision of nationalist historiographies and provides new insights into the region’s persistent political tensions.
With contributions by Ahmed Haj Asaad | Awni Abd al‑Rahman al‑Sabawi | Massoud Daher | Emad Kaddorah | Ercan Karakoç | Ozan Keskin | Eman Tohamey | Nuri Yeşilyurt

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Edition: 1/2026
Copyright year: 2026
ISBN-Print: 978-3-98740-245-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-98740-246-3
Publisher: Ergon, Baden-Baden
Language: English
Pages: 233
Product type: Edited Book

Preface No access Pages 1 - 6
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1. Bibliography No access
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1. 1. The Emergence of Nation–States and the Geographical Division of Kurdistan No access
2. 2. Sowing Kurdish, Armenian, and “Chaldo–Assyrian” Problems in Syria No access
3. 3. The Project for a Kurdish–Chaldo–Assyrian State in the Syrian Jazira No access
4. 4. The Xoybûn Organisation: French Mandate Politics and Kurdish–Armenian–Turkish Relations No access
5. 5. The Project for a Kurdish–Caldo–Assyrian State in the Syrian Jazira (1937–1939) No access
6. 1. a) The First Dersim Migration and the Acceleration of Urbanization No access
  2. b) The Second Dersim Migration: Political Sensitivity Between Syria and Turkey No access
7. 7. The Exceptional Population Census and the Emergence of the Problem of “Turkish Foreigners” No access
8. 8. The Arab Belt Project No access
9. Conclusion No access
10. Bibliography No access
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1. Introduction No access
2. I. The Mosul Question in the Post-Ottoman Context: Between Turkey, Britain, and Iraq No access
3. 1. 1. The Government’s Position on the Mosul Question in the Constituent Assembly: The Treaty First No access
  2. 2. The Opposition’s Position on the Mosul Question in the Constituent Assembly: Mosul First No access
  3. 3. The Organisation of the Opposition and Its Role in the Mosul Question No access
  4. 4. The Division of the Opposition No access
  5. 5. Imposing the Signing of the Treaty No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. Bibliography No access
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1. Introduction No access
2. 1. The Sanjak of Alexandretta: Location and Historical Development No access
3. 2. Turkey and the Sanjak of Alexandretta During the Mandate Era No access
4. 3. The Turkish Perspective No access
5. 4. The French Perspective No access
6. 5. The Conflict in the League of Nations No access
7. 6. The Committee of Experts No access
8. 7. The Statute and Fundamental Law No access
9. 8. The Elections in the Sanjak of Alexandretta No access
10. 9. The Annexation of the Sanjak of Alexandretta No access
11. Conclusion No access
12. Bibliography No access
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1. Introduction No access
2. 1. The Water Issue from the Ottoman Era to the Era of Nation-States No access
3. 2. International Law and the Issue of Water Distribution No access
4. 3. Negotiations on the Issue of Water and Their Implications for Relations Between Turkey, Syria, and Iraq No access
5. 4. The Absence of Groundwater from the Negotiations No access
6. 5. Exploitation of the Water Issue in Domestic Politics No access
7. 6. Exploiting the Water Issue in Foreign Politics No access
8. 7. The Failure of Negotiations and What Comes Next. Future Prospects No access
9. Conclusion No access
10. Bibliography No access
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1. Introduction No access
2. 1. A Dual Stance toward the Defeated Ottoman Soldiers in 1918 No access
3. 2. The Closure of Ottoman Cultural Institutions in Lebanon No access
4. 3. The Treaty of Lausanne and Its Impact on the Two Emerging States: Turkey and Lebanon No access
5. 4. The Exchange of Property between Turks and Lebanese as Citizens of Two Separate States after the Treaty of Lausanne No access
6. 5. The Fate of Ottoman Institutions Operating in Lebanon under the French Mandate No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. Bibliography No access
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1. Introduction No access
2. 1. The Near East and the Policy of Balances in the Context of World War II No access
3. 2. Iraqi–Turkish Stances on the War No access
4. 3. The Iraqi stance on Participating in the War Alongside Britain and the Ensuing Crisis No access
5. 4. The Coup d’état of May 1941 and the Anglo–Iraqi War No access
6. 5. Turkey’s Stance on the Events in Iraq No access
7. Conclusion No access
8. Bibliography No access
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1. Introduction No access
2. 1. Egyptian Politics: From the Construction of the Suez Canal to the Free Officers Movement No access
3. 2. Old Friend: Turkey No access
4. 3. The Baghdad Pact: The First Front of the Western Bloc and Its Allies in the Middle East No access
5. 4. Relations Between Turkey and Egypt Prior to the Suez Crisis No access
6. 5. A Turning Point in Middle Eastern Politics: The Suez Crisis No access
7. 6. Turkey’s Stance During the Suez Crisis No access
8. 7. Post-Crisis Global and Middle Eastern Politics No access
9. Conclusion No access
10. Bibliography No access
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1. Introduction No access
2. 1. Özal’s Context: The Coup of 1980 and Its Aftermath No access
3. 2. Özal and the Balancing Act: The Attempt to Reshape Turkey’s Politics, Economy, and Ideology No access
4. 1. a. Attempts to Improve Turkish–Arab Relations No access
  2. b. Relations with Syria and Iraq and the Issues Shaping Them No access
  3. 1. i. Özal and Turkey's Participation in the Gulf War (1990–1991) No access
    2. ii. Closer Ties with Israel and Participation in the Middle East Peace Process No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. Bibliography No access
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1. Introduction No access
2. 1. Security Sector Reform (SSR) in Post-Gaddafi Libya No access
3. 2. Turkish Foreign Policy Toward Libya Since 2011 No access
4. 1. i. Post-2011 Period No access
  2. ii. Post-2019 Period No access
  3. iii. Comparison and Evaluation No access
5. Conclusion No access
6. Bibliography No access