The Unwanted War

Due to its limited historical impact, the
Ottoman-Greek War of 1897 is almost a forgotten
incident today. Yet, although the war hardly changed
anything with its outcomes, the crisis that led to it
had been among the most critical issues of
international politics. This monograph, pertaining to
the origins of the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897, focuses
on the political and diplomatic proceedings that took
place between the Greek occupation of Crete on 13
February and the declaration of war by the Ottoman
Empire on 17 April. Using a multi-sided bibliography,
including a sizeable set of unpublished Ottoman
documents, Ekinci explores how the crisis was handled
in stanbul, Athens, and European capitals, and why
the efforts of the Great Powers and the Ottomans to
prevent war fell short in the end.

Autorentext

Mehmet Ugur Ekinci is a doctoral student at Bilkent University, Ankara. He holds a Master''s degree in History and a Bachelor''s degree in International Relations from the same university. His research interests include 19th century Ottoman political history, Turkish foreign policy, and classical Turkish music.

Klappentext

Due to its limited historical impact, theOttoman-Greek War of 1897 is almost a forgottenincident today. Yet, although the war hardly changedanything with its outcomes, the crisis that led to ithad been among the most critical issues ofinternational politics. This monograph, pertaining tothe origins of the Ottoman-Greek War of 1897, focuseson the political and diplomatic proceedings that tookplace between the Greek occupation of Crete on 13February and the declaration of war by the OttomanEmpire on 17 April. Using a multi-sided bibliography,including a sizeable set of unpublished Ottomandocuments, Ekinci explores how the crisis was handledin Istanbul, Athens, and European capitals, and whythe efforts of the Great Powers and the Ottomans toprevent war fell short in the end.