THE OPINIONS AND ASSESSMENTS OF THE ENGLISH DIPLOMAT DAVID URQUHART REGARDING THE OPENING OF THE SUEZ CANAL

Authors : Ayşegül KUŞ

Pages : 239-267

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Publication Date : 2023-07-21

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :This study is based on the assessments of the Suez Canal in the work of British politician and diplomat David Urquhart titled “Progress of Russia in the West, North, and South, by Opening the Sources of Opinion and Appropriating the Channels of Wealth and Power” published in London in 1853. The study aims to evaluate the historical background of the canal, the diplomacy followed by the great states such as England, France and Russia against the canal project, and the developments which occurred in the region, especially in the context of the Ottoman State and Egypt
Keywords : 19 yüzyıl, David Urquhart, Süveyş, Süveyş kanalı, Büyük Güçler