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The only reason why the British sided with the Ottoman Empire after the
Crimean War was their desire to receive a satisfactory payback for their 'as-

sistance'. Indeed, that is exactly what happened: British obtained its greatest
concessions after this calamitous war.

With the Reform Edict of 1856, that the Ottoman Empire enacted at the

end of the Crimean War, liberal Western thoughts entered into the Ottoman
Empire. However, among these thoughts was Darwinism too. So, when the

Crimean War ended, the British deep state had achieved its goals: it was now
easier to financially and ideologically exploit the Ottoman Empire. This meant

that the Empire was one step closer to its downfall.

During the reign of Sultan Abdul Hamid II, the Ottoman Empire's fi-

nancial troubles reached their peak. On November 10, 1879, Ottoman trea-
sury taxes collected for salt, tobacco, alcohol and fishery were handed over
to Galata bankers and British-French banks, which were under British deep

state control at the time. On December 20, 1881, with the Decree of Muhar-

ram, Abdul Hamid II opened Ottoman finances to international auditing,
which marked the first time that foreigners obtained control over the way Ot-
toman finances were handled.

A painting depicting the sick people
being boarded on boats at Balaklava
during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-
1878) (William Simpson, April 24, 1855)

Mastermind: The Truth of the British Deep State Revealed