An alternative approach to total economy of the late Ottoman Empire
Middle Eastern Studies, vol.60, no.2, pp.195-217, 2024 (SSCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 60 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2024
- Doi Number: 10.1080/00263206.2023.2198222
- Journal Name: Middle Eastern Studies
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, International Bibliography of Social Sciences, Periodicals Index Online, Geobase, Historical Abstracts, Index Islamicus, Jewish Studies Source, Linguistic Bibliography, MLA - Modern Language Association Database, PAIS International, Political Science Complete, Public Affairs Index, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts, Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Page Numbers: pp.195-217
- Keywords: Community of Union and Progress, First World War, national economy, Ottoman Empire, Total war
- Ankara University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The Ottoman Empire until the eve of the First World War gave the impression of an agrarian society with modest manufacturing activities, mainly based on craft-based production. A major difficulty was to supply food for the army for a long time in total war conditions. This was an important indicator for the new leaders of Ottoman bureaucracy to develop a nationalist economic view. With an intention to enhance further argument, this study implies that the Ottoman officials with their strong ties to Young Turk Movement would have pursued a nationalist economy regardless of the total war status. So, this study proposes that the war and rising nationalism were not the sole reasons for creating a national economy, but merely footsteps along the way.