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Coup

Turkey · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

3Records
1912–1913Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1912

Mehmed Mehmed V1912

Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

Following Italy's victory in the Italo-Turkish War of 1911-1912 the Young Turks fell from power after a coup, the Balkan countries see this as an opportunity to attack and fulfill their desires of expansion

1913

Enver Bey23 January 1913

Istanbul · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

After a coup, Kiamil Pasha is driven from power and Nazim Pasha murdered by Enver Bey, who places himself at the head of a new Government

Enver Bey23 January 1913

London · Warfare / Balkan Wars, 1st

When the news of the Turkish coup reaches London it was recognized that further negotiations are useless and that the London Peace Conference had failed

Names involved

Enver BeyMehmed Mehmed V

Provenance

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