THE TELEPHONE NEGOTİATİONS AND CORRESPONDS OF ESAD PASHA WHO WAS THE COMMANDER OF THE NORTHERN GROUP AT ÇANAKKALE FRONT (2-20 JULY 1915)
MEHMET ESAT PAŞA’NIN ÇANAKKALE CEPHESİ ŞİMAL GRUBU TAHRİRAT VE TELEFON GÖRÜŞMELERİ (02-20 TEMMUZ 1915)

Author : Mustafa BIYIKLI
Number of pages : 203-221

Abstract

This study is composed of the corresponds and telephone negotiations of Esad Paşa(Yanyalı) who was the commander of Northern Group at Dardanelles Wars with Ministry of Defense, commanders and the political parties from the front line between 02-20 July 1915. In the meantime, Mehmet Esat Pasha, as Commander of the Northern Group, was making a strong defense against the enemy attacks. Esat Pasha met the attacks of British and French troops under difficult circumstances during the months of June and July and he repulsed the attack. 42 records of manuscript corresponds and telephone negotiations are very important in terms giving significant informations regarding the atmosphere of Turkish soldiers, their condition of arms, cannons, cannon balls, the amount of that arms, especially the nature of cannons they had, the insufficiency of arms felt in the front at Dardanelles Land Wars. Furthermore, the negotiations and corresponds are important because its nature giving information related to how the cannon balls should be used in a convenient way. The information and data reflected by Mehmet Esat Pasha's correspondence is important in terms of understanding the difficult situation experienced by the soldiers during the Gallipoli Campaign. In addition, the information provided by Mehmet Esat Pasha’s correspondence causes a better understanding of the front war in Gallipoli wars. At the same time, the correspondences are important in order to identify the role of Mehmet Esat Pasha. Handwritten missive and call phone’s records on a counterfoil pages emerged in Mustafa Yeşil’s Private Archive of Department of Rare Books in Mustafa Yeşil Library of Kütahya Municipality. The records of Manuscript Books appear to be written by using a pencil under facade conditions.

Keywords

Esad Pasha, Dardanelles War, Dardanelles Land Wars, corresponds.

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