Osmanl Hariciyesinin Haz rlad “Bahreyn Adalar Meselesi” üzerinden ngiliz S mürgecili i’ne Bak //// A Look on the British Imperialism through the Perspective of the Ottoman Foreign Ministry Booklet: “The Issue of the Bahrain Islands”

The emergence of Germany and Italy as rival powers against the British Empire in the 1870s intensified the colonial competition and urged Britain not only to secure the trade routes to India but also to capture lands from the Ottoman Empire. The British Empire invaded Egypt in 1880 and signed bilateral treaties with the local emirates in the Persian Gulf which were under the Ottoman domain. Then, by referring to those bilateral treaties, the British Empire prevented Ottoman interventions in the Gulf emirates. “The Issue of the Bahrain Islands” booklet, prepared by the Ottoman foreign ministry, focuses on the expansionist policy of the British Empire. The booklet narrates the challenges posed to the Ottoman administration by the tribal structure of the Arab tribes. This article examines different types of British colonizing and problems in the distant provinces of the Ottoman Empire within the framework of “The Issue of the Bahrain Islands” booklet.