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Istanbul's Occupation Would Mean Achievement of

Multiple Goals for the British Deep State

Turkish bravery during the Battle of Gallipoli completely humiliated the

British deep state in the international arena. They were convinced that if they
occupied the capital of the Islamic world, they would have taken their revenge.

The truth is, all the politicians involved in the planning, declaration and im-
plementation of the Gallipoli campaign, were following the orders of the

British deep state and naturally, after the defeat, they fell from grace with the
public. They hoped that the occupation would gain them their lost influence

and power. This had been their main goal.

Istanbul was not only the capital of the Ottoman Empire, but also the cap-

ital of the Islamic world. It was a city where the Caliph of the Muslims lived.
To the British deep state, an occupied capital would be a tour de force of
British prowess, especially in terms of influencing the Muslims living under

British rule, most notably in India. They hoped that the occupation would

stem any potential anti-British sentiment or independence movements, as
well as preventing Muslims from uniting under a single flag, and that British
rule would be further cemented.

The decision to occupy Istanbul involved the control of two straits, the
Bosphorus and the Dardanelles. The British navy anchored in the Bospho-

rus Strait supervised exits from Marmara, and the Dardanelles Strait was al-
so kept under the control of the British. In other words, the British had the

control of the entrance and the exit to the Marmara Sea, and consequently
to the Black Sea. Thus, they could keep the Russian warships under control

and impose taxes on Russian trade. This meant having the upper hand of the
newly established Bolshevik Russia. St. Petersburg, or Leningrad as it was

known during Soviet times, was the only Russian port close to Europe. It was
frozen for 6 months of the year and lacked the geographical or strategic in-

frastructure wanted by the Russian navy. The Russians always wanted to have
access to warmer waters. Although the Black Sea was under Russian control,

any state that controlled the Straits could easily override that control. The
British, through the occupation of Istanbul and the Straits, also wanted to keep

post-revolution Russia under control.

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