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Loyal Servants of British Imperialism in the
Ottoman Political Scene

During the years leading up to the fall of the Ottoman Empire, the Istan-

bul government consisted mainly of politicians that thought salvation lay in

an alliance with Britain. These people believed that their future depended on
the mercy of the British imperialism. For instance:

* Mustafa Resid Pasha, who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs, claimed that
he was speaking not only for himself, but also for his colleagues in the govern-
ment, the Sultan and most of the people, and told the British High Commis-

sioner Webb that the general desire was towards a British rule. 154

* Ali Kemal, the Minister of Internal Affairs, said to British Admiral Calthor-
pe that he believed that salvation lay in British rule, regardless of how it hap-
pened.

* Ahmed Reşid (Rey), who briefly served as the Minister of Internal Affairs as
well as a member of the Peace Committee, wished for the acceptance of the
British leadership on behalf of Damad Ferid Pasha and said that the policy of

the current government was based on the trust of Turkish government in the
British support.

Ali Kemal, who served as the Minister of Education and Minister of In-

ternal Affairs in Damad Ferid Pasha government, was the great-grandfather

of Boris Johnson, the incumbent UK Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. Ali
Kemal was being paid by Abdul Hamid II to spy on the Young Turks. Clear-
ly, it wasn't enough to stop him from conspiring the 31 March Incident, which

led to the deposition of Abdul Hamid II.

Ali Kemal argued that Turkey should have accepted a British mandate. A

sworn enemy of Atatürk, he also actively worked to stop the Nationalist Forces.
Some of the remarks he uttered about Atatürk and the Nationalist Forces were

as follows:

Shaking hands with Mustafa Kemal is tantamount to reaching out to thugs.
They keep fighting with a makeshift army [referring to Nationalist forces].

These crazies keep saying they want independence. Remember that old Arab
proverb: 'What the victor wants, what the victor gets'. That's it.

[Referring to the Turkish army fighting the war of independence] They are

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