GURKHAS AT GALLIPOLI – PART ONE – THE BACKGROUND Even as late as the summer of 1914 Turkey was not obviously aligned to any of the power blocs. In 1909 the ‘Young Turks’, a modernising group of (mainly) army officers had deposed the Sultan, Abdul Hamid – ‘Abdul the Damned’ – and had established a constitution governing as the Committee of Union and Progress, initially with great ideas of liberalism and democracy, swiftly ditched as the realities of power sank in. The Kaiser had made great efforts to persuade Turkey into the German camp, and there was a German military mission under
Gurkhas at Gallipoli - Part One - The Background
Gurkhas at Gallipoli - Part One - The…
Gurkhas at Gallipoli - Part One - The Background
GURKHAS AT GALLIPOLI – PART ONE – THE BACKGROUND Even as late as the summer of 1914 Turkey was not obviously aligned to any of the power blocs. In 1909 the ‘Young Turks’, a modernising group of (mainly) army officers had deposed the Sultan, Abdul Hamid – ‘Abdul the Damned’ – and had established a constitution governing as the Committee of Union and Progress, initially with great ideas of liberalism and democracy, swiftly ditched as the realities of power sank in. The Kaiser had made great efforts to persuade Turkey into the German camp, and there was a German military mission under