Birinci Dünya Savaşı Irak Cephesi Hatıratından: “Bağdat ve Son Hadise-i Ziya’ı”
From the Memory of the First World War Iraqian Front : “Baghdad and the Event of its Last Fall”

Summary/Abstract: The most important success of the Ottoman army after Çanakkale, which fought on many fronts during the First World War, is undoubtedly the victory of Kutü’l Amâre. However, this great victory did not prevent the fall of Baghdad after about a year. In this paper, Major Mehmet Emin’s book, Baghdad and the Event of its Last Fall and his evaluations about the military errors which led to the fall of Baghdad, is examined. This memoir with 140 pages, was printed by General Staff Military Press in 1922, and includes four appendix and twelve photos. Mehmet Emin wrote his memoirs in this book which is translation from Ottoman Turkish to today’s Turkish has not been done yet, relating to his experiences and impressions during his service as a a director in the Intelligence Office of the Sixth Army in 1916-1917.The book contains very important details about the Iraqian front covering the period from victory of Kut’ül-Amare on 29th April 1916 to the capture of Bagdad by the English on 11th March 1917. Mehmet Emin gives the military mistakes which cause the loss of Baghdad. This memoiry, the greatest and most important engagement relating to the loss of Baghdad. In this context the aim of this study introduce this valuable work to the researchers and describe its content.

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