The 1913 Ottoman Coup That Sealed the Empire's Fate

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The 1913 Ottoman Coup That Sealed the Empire's Fate

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In January 1913, a small group of Committee of Union and Progress officers stormed the Sublime Porte, assassinated the war minister, and forced the grand vizier to resign at gunpoint. This episode examines the Bab-ı Ali Baskını — the Sublime Porte Raid — and how it destroyed the last chance for Ottoman recovery after the Balkan Wars. We follow Enver Bey's dramatic entrance into the War Ministry, the killing of Mahmut Şevket Paşa, and the establishment of the 'Three Pashas' triumvirate that would lead the empire into World War I. Along the way, we consider the role of the Teşkilât-ı Mahsusa, the impact on the 1913 London Conference, and how this coup transformed the Ottoman government from a constitutional monarchy into a one-party dictatorship. The episode also touches on the forgotten figure of Mehmed Said Halim Paşa and the surprising survival of the Şeyhülislam. We end by asking whether a different outcome in 1913 could have changed the empire's disastrous entry into the Great War. #OttomanEmpire #1913Coup #BabıAliBaskını #EnverPasha #ThreePashas #BalkanWars #SublimePorte #MahmutŞevketPaşa #İttihatveTerakki #CUP #TeşkilatıMahsusa #MehmedSaidHalim #LondonConference #WorldWarI #ConstitutionalCrisis #History #FexingoHistory #MiddleEast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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