Abstract:

The Ottoman State, which was in the pursuit of alliance with European states before the First World War, decided to be on the side of Germany when it failed to reach an agreement with Britain and France. On August 2, 1914, a secret alliance treaty was signed between the two states, but the Turkish state held some talks with Russia on the alliance. The negotiations with Russia, which did not accept the conditions proposed by Enver Pasha in the alliance proposal, were terminated. Germany, which did not want the Ottoman State to continue its armed neutrality decision, pressed the Turkish State to be immediately involved in the war. As the Ottoman State entered the war, the fronts that Russia fought would expand and Germany would relieve the burden in the war. As the Goeben and Breslau ships entered the Turkish waters, Germany had a good opportunity to put the Ottoman State into war. On October 29, 1914, the Ottoman Navy under the command of Admiral Souchon bombed some Russian ports in the Black Sea and the Turkish State was officially involved in the war. This operation, known as the Black Sea Pressure, was welcomed with panic by Russia. The developments related to the oppression reflected in the Russian Foreign Ministry's letters in the days when the oppression occurred. This study will explore how the developments related to the oppression are reflected in the Russian Foreign Ministry correspondences and what kind of reflections the Russian State has shown against the oppression. Germany, which did not want the Ottoman State to continue its armed neutrality decision, pressed the Turkish State to be immediately involved in the war. As the Ottoman State entered the war, the fronts that Russia fought would expand and Germany would relieve the burden in the war. As the Goeben and Breslau ships entered the Turkish waters, Germany had a good opportunity to put the Ottoman State into war. On October 29, 1914, the Ottoman Navy under the command of Admiral Souchon bombed some Russian ports in the Black Sea and the Turkish State was officially involved in the war. This operation, known as the Black Sea Pressure, was welcomed with panic by Russia. The developments related to the oppression reflected in the Russian Foreign Ministry's letters in the days when the oppression occurred. This study will explore how the developments related to the oppression are reflected in the Russian Foreign Ministry correspondences and what kind of reflections the Russian State has shown against the oppression.

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