Realizm in the International Relations in the Example of French Invasion of Egypt //// M s r' n Frans zlar Taraf ndan gali rne inde Uluslarras li kilerde Realizm

The Osmanl (Ottoman) State struggled for its very existenceagainst the imperialist powers’ partition plans, particularly, in thenineteenth century. The imperialist competition of the Europeanpowers on Egypt influenced on the Osmanl rulers’ internationalpolicies. Egypt was an important place in the region andinternational relations from the ancient to the modern periods. Theopening of the Suez Canal increased this geo-political significancefurther, which fuelled the confrontation among the Europeanpowers. The Osmanl rulers’ policies regarding on Egypt wereadapted to the internal and external developments.Egypt’s proximity to the French colonies in the north andcentral African countries were important for France as well as forGreat Britain. Egypt shortened the way to India and South EastAsian colonies, which made Egypt a focal point for France, Russiaand Britain. European power struggles in Europe and other partsof the world were reflected in their Egyptian policies and itsimmediate region. The Osmanl authorities were well aware of thefact that the Armed forces could not be able to deal with all theseimperialist powers at a time. Therefore, policies were finely tuned‘balanced policies’ one to another between the imperialist powers’expectations and confrontations. Egypt with its all specialities wasperfectly used for the policies of the Osmanl State and others.This study discusses the confrontation and power strugglesof the imperialist powers for Egypt, and how the Osmanl Stateresponded to such policies. What kinds of roles Egypt played in thecreation of the Osmanl policies towards the European powers?What would be beneficial outcome of such policies for the Osmanl State and Egypt? The study highlighted that how an internalmatter can be an international issue to determine the influential powers’ policies. How international interests creates internationalconflicts and alliances as in the examples at the beginning of thenineteenth century in Egypt. //// Osmanl Devleti zellikle 19ncu yüzy lda emperyalistgü lerin b lme planlar na kars hayatta kalma mücadelesivermistir. Avrupal Emperyalist gü lerin M s r üzerindeki yar slar Osmanl y netiminin uluslararas politikalar n etkilemistir. M s r,Eski a ’dan günümüze b lgede ve uluslararas iliskilerde nemlibir yere sahiptir. Süveys kanal n n a lmas M s r’ n jeopolitik nemini art r rken Avrupal gü lerin aralar ndaki mücadeleleri deateslemistir. Osmanl ’n n M s r ile ilgili politikalar da i te ved sar da meydana gelen yeni gelismelere g re sürekli uyarlanm st r.M s r’ n Kuzey ve Orta Afrika’daki Frans z