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The military was the key political institution in early 20th century Turkey. Its duty was to save the state--a responsibility buried deeply in its ethos and tradition--and this was reflected in the young Turk movement and its leader Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. This book examines the historical conditions under which the Ottoman-Turkish military tradition was established, the role it played (especially in the Young Turk era) and the way it set the scene for the transformation from empire to nation-state, the Republic of Turkey. Broad social and historical settings introduce coverage of the tumultuous events of the period 1908-1913 in a lively historical narrative with accompanying commentary.

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"."""" . . this is a careful and penetrative study with interesting, and sometimes arresting, new interpretations of important events.""""--Clement Dodd, Journal of Islamic Studies"

. . . this is a careful and penetrative study with interesting, and sometimes arresting, new interpretations of important events. --Clement Dodd, Journal of Islamic Studies

. . . this is a careful and penetrative study with interesting, and sometimes arresting, new interpretations of important events. --Clement Dodd, Journal of Islamic Studies<br>

."""" . . this is a careful and penetrative study with interesting, and sometimes arresting, new interpretations of important events.""""--Clement Dodd, Journal of Islamic Studies

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Naim Turfan (1946-1998) taught Politics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London.

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