A myth of bad borders 22 mars 2015
Posted by Acturca in France, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: border, Iraq, ISIS, Ottoman Empire, Sean McMeekin, soft power, Sykes-Picot Agreement, Syria, World War I
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Los Angeles Times (USA) Sunday, March 22, 2015, p. 18
By Sean McMeekin *
Control of territory in the Middle East comes through force, as Islamic State reminds us. With a massive invasion by U.S. ground troops ruled out — for now — the debate in Washington over what to do about Islamic State militants has shifted into the realm of diplomacy and “soft power.” (suite…)
End of an empire 14 février 2015
Posted by Acturca in Books / Livres, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Eugene Rogan, Mark Mazower, Ottoman Empire, World War I
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Financial Times (UK) February 14, 2015, p. 7
By Mark Mazower
Essay How the Ottoman decision to enter the first world war on the side of the Central Powers led to political collapse, immense bloodshed – and the birth of the modern Middle East. (suite…)
‘Young Turks more aware of World War I than older ones’ 10 novembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in EU / UE, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Anne Bostanci, British Council, Ottoman Empire, survey, UK, World War I
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Hürriyet Daily News (Turkey) Monday, November 10, 2014, p. 4
Barçın Yinanç, Istanbul
In Turkey young generations know more about and feel more affected by events related to World War I than older generations and accordingly differ from their peers in the United Kingdom, says Anne Bostanci, the co-author of the British Council’s report based on a survey conducted in seven countries. (suite…)
Lost secrets of Gallipoli to shape Anzac history 17 septembre 2014
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANZAC, archeologie, Australia, Dardanelles strait, Gallipoli, New Zealand, World War I
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The Cairns Post (Australia) September 17, 2014, p. 16-17
Charles Miranda
Trench horrors will be remapped by project. A complex network of “lost” trenches that 100 years ago hosted a generation of young Australians has been found in a project set to redefine the Anzac legend. (suite…)
The Legacy of World War I Continues to Linger 31 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Caucasus / Caucase, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: Armenia, Cold War, conflicts, Ilter Turan, Lausanne Treaty, Ottoman Empire, The German Marshall Fund of the United States, World War I
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German Marshall Fund of the United States, January 31, 2014
Ilter Turan *
What were the effects of World War I on Turkey and its relations with the world? Even 100 years after, it may still be too soon to tell. Yet, some important domestic and regional questions that Turkey currently encounters can be traced back to the war and its aftermath. (suite…)
Is it 1914 all over again? 5 janvier 2014
Posted by Acturca in Books / Livres, History / Histoire, Middle East / Moyen Orient, Russia / Russie, South East Europe / Europe du Sud-Est, USA / Etats-Unis.Tags: Austro-Hungarian Empire, China, conflicts, Germany, Margaret MacMillan, War, World War I
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Independent on Sunday (UK) Sunday, January 5, 2014, p. 24
Ian Johnston
We are in danger of repeating the mistakes that started the Great War, says a leading historian. Ian Johnston reports (suite…)
New survey work of ANZAC battlefield at Gallipoli about to start 13 septembre 2013
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANZAC, archaeology, Australia, Çanakkale, Gallipoli, Ian McGibbon, New Zealand, Turkey, World War I
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Radio New Zealand
Friday 13 September 2013
Archaeologists and historians from New Zealand, Australia and Turkey are at Gallipoli to start work on the next stage of a survey of the ANZAC battlefield. (suite…)
Historian out to explode our take on the Anzac legend 18 avril 2012
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANZAC, Australia, Çanakkale, Dardanelles strait, Gallipoli, History, History / Histoire, Hugh Dolan, military history, Turkey / Turquie, UK, War, World War I
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The Age (Australia) April 18, 2012, p. 3
Bridie Smith
The popular story of the Gallipoli landings – long credited as a young nation’s coming of age – is studded with factual errors, according to an Australian historian and former RAAF intelligence officer. (suite…)
Anzac centenary organisers walk in PC minefield 27 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANZAC, Anzac Day, Australia, Colmar Brunton, Gallipoli, History, History / Histoire, New Zealand, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, World War I
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The New Zealand Herald, March 27, 2012, p. A10
Greg Ansley, Canberra
Commemorating our military history in a multicultural society is something of a double-edged sword. Colmar Brunton report (suite…)
Both sides of Gallipoli 23 mars 2012
Posted by Acturca in History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANZAC, Anzac Day, Australia, Gallipoli, History, History / Histoire, John Basarin, PHD thesis, Turkey / Turquie, Vecihi Basarin, World War I
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Geelong Advertiser (Australia) 23 March 2012, p. 25
Warwick Hadfield
A Turkish boy was taken to Gallipoli when he was just 10 years old. Now, with a PHD from Deakin University, he is taking Aussies on visits to the sacred battlefield. Warwick Hadfield reports. (suite…)
As Gallipoli anniversary nears, researchers map World War I killing ground in major study 23 avril 2011
Posted by Acturca in Academic / Académique, History / Histoire, Turkey / Turquie.Tags: ANZAC, Australia, Chris Mackie, Dardanelles strait, Gallipoli, Gallipoli Campaign, History / Histoire, Kerem Öktem, New Zealand, Richard Reid, Turkey, Turkey / Turquie, War of Canakkale, World War I
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The Associated Press | The Canadian Press, Sat, 23 Apr, 2011
By Christopher Torchia, Istanbul
The World War I battlefield of the Gallipoli campaign, where throngs gather each April to remember the fallen, is a place of lore, an echo of ancient warfare that took place on the same soil. Now researchers are mapping dugouts, trenches and tunnels in the most extensive archaeological survey of a site whose slaughter helped forge the identity of young nations. (suite…)
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