Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Tarih Dergisi, cilt.0, sa.69, ss.113-134, 2019 (Hakemli Dergi)
The British occupation of Egypt in 1882 meant a breakaway from the Anglo-French entente’scontrol over Ottoman financial system and the end of the Liberal Government’s ‘reluctant’ imperialism.When the Liberal ministry began in 1880, the cabinet immediately focused on foreign policies towards theOttoman Empire subsequent to Gladstone’s campaign during the Bulgarian Agitation which had alreadyturned out to be a party question. The protection of the Suez Canal as well as the interests of the Britishbondholders and the prestige of the British Empire was vital, which united the Liberal ministry and theConservatives under the same purpose. Despite late Ottoman approval, the occupation signified the edge ofAnglo-Ottoman alliance during the nineteenth century. This study will analyse why the Egyptian questionis important for British party politics and to what extend the Anglo-Ottoman relations was affected withthese circumstances.