AN UNWANTED OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ENGLISH-RUSSIAN INFLUENCE CONFLICT: MEHMED NAMIK PASHA (1834-1835)

Ahmet Dönmez

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AN UNWANTED OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ENGLISH-RUSSIAN INFLUENCE CONFLICT: MEHMED NAMIK PASHA (1834-1835)

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Dönmez

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Tarih (Diğer)

Dergi:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.39 Issue 1, pp.81-105

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323890

pISSN:

0257-4152

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 In this paper, the London embassy of Mehmed Namik Pasha, a prominent statesman of the Tanzimat and first Constitutional period, are analyzed and evaluated according to Ottoman and British archive documents. Namik Pasha is a statesman, soldier and diplomat who served at various levels of the state and advised the sultans. Upon transferring to the military school, he continued his career in the Sublime Porte. During Mehmed Ali Pashas rebellion in 1832, he was sent as a special envoy to England in order to seek assistance. In the years following his first embassy, after two years, he was reappointed to the London embassy. In the meantime, Russia, which was trying to take over the Ottoman Empire and cut ties with Western European countries, sought to prevent an ambassador from being appointed. When he failed, he tried to keep Namik Pasha under his control. England, on the other hand, approached Namik Pasha with suspicion due to his connections with pro-Russian people such as Ahmed Fevzi Pasha and his previous service in Russia. A distrust of the British administration developed following reports sent by the British ambassador in Istanbul that he supported the Russian government. Namik Pashas endeavor to complete his duties and his self-confident attitude disturbed the British, who were very rude and expected to be unreliable. When this problem came together with the claims that Namik Pasha was pro-Russian, the opinion that he was not wanted by the British government was assessed in the Sublime Porte. Mahmud II approved to send another ambassador instead of Namik Pasha, who was unwanted in his country due to Englands involvement in the Egyptian and Algerian issues.

 In this paper, the London embassy of Mehmed Namik Pasha, a prominent statesman of the Tanzimat and first Constitutional period, are analyzed and evaluated according to Ottoman and British archive documents. Namik Pasha is a statesman, soldier and diplomat who served at various levels of the state and advised the sultans. Upon transferring to the military school, he continued his career in the Sublime Porte. During Mehmed Ali Pashas rebellion in 1832, he was sent as a special envoy to England in order to seek assistance. In the years following his first embassy, after two years, he was reappointed to the London embassy. In the meantime, Russia, which was trying to take over the Ottoman Empire and cut ties with Western European countries, sought to prevent an ambassador from being appointed. When he failed, he tried to keep Namik Pasha under his control. England, on the other hand, approached Namik Pasha with suspicion due to his connections with pro-Russian people such as Ahmed Fevzi Pasha and his previous service in Russia. A distrust of the British administration developed following reports sent by the British ambassador in Istanbul that he supported the Russian government. Namik Pashas endeavor to complete his duties and his self-confident attitude disturbed the British, who were very rude and expected to be unreliable. When this problem came together with the claims that Namik Pasha was pro-Russian, the opinion that he was not wanted by the British government was assessed in the Sublime Porte. Mahmud II approved to send another ambassador instead of Namik Pasha, who was unwanted in his country due to Englands involvement in the Egyptian and Algerian issues.

 In this paper, the London embassy of Mehmed Namik Pasha, a prominent statesman of the Tanzimat and first Constitutional period, are analyzed and evaluated according to Ottoman and British archive documents. Namik Pasha is a statesman, soldier and diplomat who served at various levels of the state and advised the sultans. Upon transferring to the military school, he continued his career in the Sublime Porte. During Mehmed Ali Pashas rebellion in 1832, he was sent as a special envoy to England in order to seek assistance. In the years following his first embassy, after two years, he was reappointed to the London embassy. In the meantime, Russia, which was trying to take over the Ottoman Empire and cut ties with Western European countries, sought to prevent an ambassador from being appointed. When he failed, he tried to keep Namik Pasha under his control. England, on the other hand, approached Namik Pasha with suspicion due to his connections with pro-Russian people such as Ahmed Fevzi Pasha and his previous service in Russia. A distrust of the British administration developed following reports sent by the British ambassador in Istanbul that he supported the Russian government. Namik Pashas endeavor to complete his duties and his self-confident attitude disturbed the British, who were very rude and expected to be unreliable. When this problem came together with the claims that Namik Pasha was pro-Russian, the opinion that he was not wanted by the British government was assessed in the Sublime Porte. Mahmud II approved to send another ambassador instead of Namik Pasha, who was unwanted in his country due to Englands involvement in the Egyptian and Algerian issues.

 Bu çalışmada, Tanzimat ve I. Meşrutiyet döneminin önde gelen devlet adamlarından Mehmed Namık Paşanın Londra elçiliği Osmanlı ve İngiliz arşiv belgelerine göre analiz edilmiş ve değerlendirilmiştir. Namık Paşa, devletin çeşitli kademelerinde görev almış, padişahlara danışmanlık yapmış bir diplomat, asker ve devlet adamıdır. Babıâli kalemlerinde başladığı kariyerine askerî sınıfa geçerek devam etmiş, Mehmed Ali Paşa isyanı ardından 1832 yılında yardım talebi için özel elçi olarak İngiltereye gönderilmiştir. İlk elçiliği ardından iki yıl sonra yeniden Londra elçiliğine tayin edilmiştir. Bu sırada Osmanlı Devletini himayesine almaya ve Batı Avrupa devletleriyle ilişkisini kesmeye çalışan Rusya, elçi tayinini engellemeye uğraşmış; başarılı olamayınca Namık Paşayı kontrol altında tutmaya çalışmıştır. İngiltere ise Ahmed Fevzi Paşa gibi Rus taraftarı kişilerle bağlantısı ve daha önce Rusyada görev alması sebebiyle Namık Paşaya şüpheyle yaklaşmıştır. İstanbuldaki İngiliz elçisinin onun Rus taraftarı olduğu yönünde gönderdiği raporlar sonucu Osmanlı elçisine karşı İngiliz yönetiminde bir güven sorunu oluşmuştur. Namık Paşanın görevlerini yerine getirebilmek için yaptığı girişimler ve kendine güvenen tavırları, fazlaca kibirli olan ve karşılarında kendine güvensiz bir kişi bekleyen İngilizleri rahatsız etmiştir. Namık Paşanın Rus taraftarı olduğu iddialarıyla bu sorunlar bir araya gelince onun İngiliz hükümetince istenmediği düşüncesi Babıâlide değerlendirilmeye başlanmıştır. II. Mahmud, İngiltereye Mısır ve Cezayir meselelerinde duyulan ihtiyaç sebebiyle bulunduğu ülkede istenmeyen Namık Paşanın yerine başka bir elçi gönderilmesini kabul etmiştir.

Makale detayları

AN UNWANTED OTTOMAN AMBASSADOR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN ENGLISH-RUSSIAN INFLUENCE CONFLICT: MEHMED NAMIK PASHA (1834-1835)

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Dönmez

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Tarih (Diğer)

Dergi:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.39 Issue 1, pp.81-105

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323890

pISSN:

0257-4152

Mehmed Namik Pasha

London Embassy

Mahmud II

Lord PalmerstonMehmed Namık Paşa

Londra Elçiliği

II. Mahmud

Lord Palmerston

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Ahmet Dönmez

Yayıncı: Ege University

Ana Başlıklar: Siyasi Tarih (Diğer)

Dergi: Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.39 Issue 1, pp.81-105

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 7/2024

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001323890

pISSN: 0257-4152

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ahmet Dönmez

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Tarih (Diğer)

Dergi:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.39 Issue 1, pp.81-105

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

7/2024

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323890

pISSN:

0257-4152