@article{2013,title={ACCORDING TO THE RECORDS OF WAR OFFICE OF BRITAIN COMMUNICATION LINES BETWEEN OTTOMAN EMPIRE AND IRAN DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR},abstractNode={The First World War, which started in July 28, 1914 and ended in November 11, 1918, was undoubtedly one of the most important events in the 20th century. The war directly affected many areas from Europe to Central Asia, and the political borders and the dominant forces changed significantly in these parts of the world after the war. The Ottoman Empire was involved in this war next to the Central Powers formed by Germany and Austria-Hungary in October 30th 1914 and thus the number of front-lines increased in the war. Two of the most important fronts were Caucasian and Iranian Fronts. Although Iran declared its neutrality when the war began, it didn’t have the political, military and economic power to ensure this impartiality. For this reason, Iran could not prevent its territory becoming a battlefield in the war between the great powers. Britain attached special attention for the Iranian front in order to both deliver aid to Russia and weaken the growing influence of the Ottoman Empire and Germany in the region, and most importantly, in order to ensure the safety of the roads leading to India, as Iran was one of the most strategic areas on the way to India. In this study, the military routes and lines of communications between the Ottoman Empire and Iran and the geographical locations of these routes with their strategic-military importance are to be analyzed in the light of a report prepared by the General Staff of India in 1916. },author={Gökhan BOLAT},year={2013},journal={The Journal of Academic Social Science Studies}}