Page 125 - Mastermind: The Truth of the British Deep State Revealed

Adnan Harun Yahya

The Middle East, which then belonged to the Ottomans, incorporated rich

lands like the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt, Suez and Palestine, and sat on
the way to India, thus carrying huge significance for the British hegemony.

For this reason, the British deep state felt obliged to carefully manage and con-
trol any scenario that involved the Ottoman Empire.

If the Ottoman Empire, which at the time was going through difficult
days, found a way to get back on its feet, it would have been the undisputed

leader of an unrivalled world-wide power; the Islamic Union. But the British
deep state considered such an Ottoman-led Islamic Union as a great threat

and a potential rival. On the other hand, if the Ottoman Empire fell, there
was little doubt that Tsarist Russia or the German Empire, the other two im-

portant powers of the time, would make claims on it. This would be an abrupt
end to the ambitious British deep state's dreams for the Middle East.

For these reasons, following the Treaty of Berlin in 1878, the British deep

state made significant policy changes towards the Sublime Porte, in other
words, the Central Government of the Ottoman Empire. Although it had al-

ready seized the control of Cyprus and Egypt –which were Ottoman territo-
ries– it still didn't want the Empire to come down in an uncontrolled man-

ner. The British deep state didn't want any development that could threaten
its interests, and the preservation of Ottoman territorial integrity suited its

interests most. Meanwhile, it stepped up its economic and political pressure
on the Ottoman Empire to make it more dependent on the British deep state,

which was a part of its multi-staged control-building process. During this
time, it continued to maintain its friendly façade towards the Ottomans, but

nevertheless continued with its sly and nefarious policies behind closed doors.

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By the end of the 19 century, the Ottoman Empire had enough of the
oppressive policies, deceits and tricks of the British deep state and chose to
form friendly ties with the Germans instead. This move changed everything.
Not wanting to let go of its dreams for the Ottoman lands, the British deep

state dropped the pretense of wanting to preserve the Ottoman Empire's ter-

ritorial integrity.