We will explore the mounting challenges faced by the Ottoman State at the end of the 19th Century and Early 20th Century which led to the collapse of the Ottoman Empire. Using contemporary accounts and materials we will understand the internal and external pressures the Ottoman State faced and the long-term impact of the Ottoman collapse on the modern world.
Tuesdays – 20th October to 24th November – (6 Sessions)
10.30 am – 12.30 pm Enfield Baptist Church
Tutor – Laurie Johnston – Cost £108
Course Outline
This 6-session course explores the final decades of the Ottoman Empire before the First World War. Once one of the world’s great imperial powers, the Ottoman State faced mounting challenges from nationalism, foreign intervention, economic pressures and demands for reform. Beginning with the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid III and the Armenian crisis of the 1890s, we will examine the rise of the Young Turk Movement, the revolution of 1908, the empire’s complex ethnic and religious diversity and the growing influence of European powers. The course concludes with the Balkan Wars and the Ottoman Empire’s precarious position on the eve of the First World War.
Through contemporary accounts, political cartoons, photographs and historical analysis, participants will explore how the Ottoman Empire struggles to adapt to the modern world and why its fate remains central to understanding the history of the modern Middle East, The Balkans and Europe
Booking opens 01/08/2026
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