%0 Journal Article
%T THE WESTERN PRESS AND THE OTTOMAN STATE MANAGEMENT¡¯S VIEW OF ABDURRAHMAN KHAN, THE AFGHAN AMEER (1880-1901)
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%D 2019
%X Afghanistan has been one of the settlements of many communities in the historical process due to its strategic location. This structure and commercially strong potential of the region has also laid the ground for the formation of a rich tribal structure. Two important actors of world politics and trade, such as Britain and Russia were closely interested in the politics of Afghanistan in parallel with their policies of India and Central Asia. This interest increased further beginning from the second half of the 19th century. Because of the British-Afghan wars and the struggles for the throne in the country, Afghanistan has been on the agenda of the western press, especially the British and American press. Ottoman state also closely followed the developments in Afghanistan, as it protected the rights of Muslims in India and its surroundings. Ameer Abdurrahman Khan, who took the throne in 1880 and aimed to create a modern Afghanistan, will be a monarch who made his name mentioned with his policies in and out of the country. This study will focus on the reflections of the political policies of the Afghan Ameer Abdurrahman Khan, who was in power in Afghanistan between 1880-1901 under the pressure of British and Russian, to the western press, and elaborate on Abdurrahman Khan formed a perception of the monarch on the western press and in the Ottoman government
%K Afganistan
%K Emir Abdurrahman Han
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%K Rusya
%K Osmanl£¿ Devleti
%K Bat£¿ Bas£¿n£¿
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/buefd/issue/46369/582760