Alman Dışişleri Bakanlığı Arşivine Göre II. Wilhelm Döneminde Almanya'nın Osmanlı Ermenilerine Yaklaşımı (1914'e Kadar)

Abstract

Nationalist movements were one of the basic features that effected the 19th century’s political developments. As one of the multi national empires, the Ottomans have also been affected by these movements. In the course of time, these nationalist movements have become excuses for internal intervention for the Great Powers. The Great Powers approach towards the Ottoman Armenians must be evaluated within this frame. However, the Germans have pursued a benevolent policy to the Ottoman Empire concerning the Ottoman Armenians. Certainly this was in the course of German benefit. Since the Germans were in favor of the Ottoman continuation, the Armenian reforms were considered as a cause for the Ottoman end. Therefore, the reform pressures put on by England, who were joined by Russia by 1905 onwards, were resisted by Germany in favor of the Ottoman Empire.