Abstract:

The First World War has a special significance in Turkish political life since it led to the complete abolition of the Ottoman Empire and its history. The Ottoman Empire's involvement in this war has always been debatable due to the state's demise and other material and moral losses brought on by the conflict. The managers of society and the ruling party at the time, Committee of Union and Progress, were acknowledged as being in charge of this process and responsible for the decision to enter the war. The decision to enter the war has also been a topic of discussion in Turkish political life and thought, particularly in relation to whether it is possible to remain neutral, whether the right side is chosen to enter the war, and whether the Unionists can be held accountable for what transpired during and after the war. The goal of this study was to assemble many points of view regarding the need and accountability of the choice to enter the war.

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