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Occupied Istanbul

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History: 20th Century to Present
History: World War I

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  • ISBN 9781836955009
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Jun 2026
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Hardback
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More than a century has passed since the arrival of British, French, and Italian forces in Istanbul in 1918, marking the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in the First World War. The almost five-year-long occupation of the city that followed remains largely ignored in history writing in the former occupying powers, and is often marginalised in Anatolia-centric narratives of the Turkish War of Independence. The book brings together many of the scholars working to redress this neglect in recent years. Chapters cover issues as diverse as policing, commerce, fashion, labour, infrastructure, justice, and housing, revealing the impact of the occupation on all aspects of social, cultural, and political life. By bringing this tumultuous period back into focus, the book makes a significant contribution to First World War studies, research on European imperialism, and the modern history of Istanbul, Turkey, and the Middle East.
About
Yaşar Tolga Cora is Associate Professor of History at Bogazici University, Istanbul. He has published on the social and cultural history of the Armenian communities in the late Ottoman Empire. His works appeared in journals including Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient and International Review of Social History. His current research is on the Armenians’ role in the commodification of Ottoman textiles and their transformation into identity markers in the late nineteenth century.