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arWhile many infrastructure and superstructure investments were made by French and British capitalists in the last period of the Ottoman Empire, many investment privileges were given to the Germans with the German capital entering the Ottoman market at the beginning of the 20th century. As a result of the First World War, the Ottoman Empire collapsed and the European powers continued to invest in the lands inherited from it. Iskenderun Port, located close to Syria and Lebanon, which is strategically the most important superior of French capital, was tendered to the Germans during the Ottoman Empire period, and after the war it was reconstructed by a consortium established by the French in Syria. After the war, the construction of the port with the northern Syrian railway was combined and the trade of many products, especially silk production, in the Syrian region was aimed to be controlled through Iskenderun Port. At the same time, a port to be built in Iskenderun region for France has a strategic importance in order to protect the interests of France in military terms. In the following period the Republic of Turkey, Iskenderun Port in winning autonomy of the region and is aware of the importance of trade in the Mediterranean showed significant diplomatic efforts in using both ports active. In addition, after the Ankara Agreement was signed, the competition between this port built by the French and Mersin Port increased. This article aims to evaluate the port activities in Iskenderun, whose strategic importance has increased after the First World War, according to the French and British sources of the period.

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