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MUZAFFERİYET-İ OSMANİYE (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)

Title	MUZAFFERİYET-İ OSMANİYE (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)
Author	Ali Muzaffer Bey (b. ?/? - d. 1330/1912)
Publication Date:	25/09/2021
Subject	Turkish Literature in the Renovation Period - article
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Library:	Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works
Record ID	muzafferiyet-i-osmaniye-ali-muzaffer-bey
Date	1313/1896
Notes	Article written by Ali Muzaffer Bey. The work dealing with the Cretan Revolt was written in 1896 and published with the subtitle "The Victory of the Ottomans and the Reason for the Battle". Ali Muzaffer Bey included the "Saltanat-ı Seniyye Coat of Arms" on the first page of his work consisting of 15 pages, an image of Yenişehir besieged by the Ottoman army on pages 8 and 9, and a photograph of Ethem Bey with the note "His Excellency Edhem Pasha, the commander of the general border of Greece, the commander of the Ottoman Empire" on page number 15. The writer, At the beginning of the article, he says that one of the reasons for the war was the occupation of the Crete Island. “The fire of war and the warm sparks of war” jumped from there. According to Ali Muzaffer Bey, when some people from Greece settled in Crete, chaos began to occur on the island. The Ottoman Empire dispatched soldiers to Crete to calm down the quarrels that took place between the Muslim and Christian people. As a result of this confusion among the people, the Ottoman government announced some reforms for Crete and appointed a Christian governor to the island. However, this public order, which was ensured by the government, was disrupted again after a short time. Ali Muzaffer Bey states that the Greeks tried to disrupt the island and the Christians offended the Muslim people. The peace on the Island of Crete was disrupted by the entry of Greek bandits, and with the intervention of Greek soldiers, the island turned into a battlefield. Although the European powers decided to blockade Crete following the developments, this intervention did not go beyond increasing the events on the island. In addition to Greece's regular troops, Greek bandits and Italian volunteers began to act together in regions such as Thessaly. The calm attitude of the Ottoman government towards this issue suggested that the Greeks' operations along the border were not taken seriously. However, according to Ali Muzaffer Bey, those who saw that the government had prepared over 100,000 soldiers with ammunition and supplies that would amaze everyone in a few days could not believe their eyes. The speed and perfection of this troop deployment is unprecedented. Those living in Istanbul and even those with pierced ears did not notice the military shipment. Those who indifferently followed the 20-year military progress of the Ottoman Empire were surprised by this breakthrough, and all writers applauded Sultan Hamid's idea of progress and his military success with mature sincerity. The battalions passing from Izmir and Dedeağaç were brought down to Alasonya by trains. The soldiers along the border were divided into 5 groups, and the general command of the army was entrusted to Ethem Pasha, and important figures such as Seyfullah Pasha were placed under his command. Muzaffer Bey said that he tried to relieve a heavy burden by not giving up the portrayal of the Greek cabinet against the notes of the European states and the Ottoman government, stating that the Crete and border attacks were carried out by some bandits and that the government could not be held responsible for these issues. However, the dimension of the issue changed when it was understood that the bandits to whom the Greek government said "I do not send them to the border" were entirely members of the Greek army. The Ottoman government declared war, placing all responsibility on the Greek government. The soldiers captured Yenişehir, Tırhala, Çatalca, Golos, Dömeke and Ermiye within a few days, and the Ottoman Empire won the war. Although we cannot include Muzafferiyet-i Osmaniye, which was called an "article" by Ali Muzaffer Bey, in this genre due to the intensity of the author's subjective evaluations, the work can be considered one of the original and important sources of its period as it provides information about the Ottoman military order and war strategy. Ali Muzaffer For Bey's biography, see. “Ali Muzaffer Bey”.Turkish Literature Names Dictionary.
ISBN	978-9944-237-87-1
Madde Yazarı	SÜMEYYE SAMAT
Alfabesi	Arap
Yapısı	Mensur
Niteliği	Telif
Kaynakça	Akyay, Bülent (2010).Başlangıçtan Girit İsyanına Kadar Osmanlı-Yunan İlişkileri (1830–1866).Doktora Tezi. İzmir: Ege Üniversitesi. Ali Muzaffer Bey (1896).Muzafferiyet-i Osmaniye.İstanbul: Bâb-ı Âli Caddesi 25 Numaralı Matbaa.
Atıf Bilgileri	SAMAT, SÜMEYYE. " MUZAFFERİYET-İ OSMANİYE (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)".Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü,http://tees.yesevi.edu.tr/madde-detay/muzafferiyet-i-osmaniye-ali-muzaffer-bey. [Erişim Tarihi: 25 Ağustos 2025].

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MUZAFFERİYET-İ OSMANİYE (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)

Author Ali Muzaffer Bey (b. ?/? - d. 1330/1912)

Publication Date 25/09/2021

Subject Turkish Literature in the Renovation Period - article

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital No

Manuscript No

Library Dictionary of Turkish Literature Works

Record ID muzafferiyet-i-osmaniye-ali-muzaffer-bey

Date 1313/1896

Notes Article written by Ali Muzaffer Bey. The work dealing with the Cretan Revolt was written in 1896 and published with the subtitle "The Victory of the Ottomans and the Reason for the Battle". Ali Muzaffer Bey included the "Saltanat-ı Seniyye Coat of Arms" on the first page of his work consisting of 15 pages, an image of Yenişehir besieged by the Ottoman army on pages 8 and 9, and a photograph of Ethem Bey with the note "His Excellency Edhem Pasha, the commander of the general border of Greece, the commander of the Ottoman Empire" on page number 15. The writer, At the beginning of the article, he says that one of the reasons for the war was the occupation of the Crete Island. “The fire of war and the warm sparks of war” jumped from there. According to Ali Muzaffer Bey, when some people from Greece settled in Crete, chaos began to occur on the island. The Ottoman Empire dispatched soldiers to Crete to calm down the quarrels that took place between the Muslim and Christian people. As a result of this confusion among the people, the Ottoman government announced some reforms for Crete and appointed a Christian governor to the island. However, this public order, which was ensured by the government, was disrupted again after a short time. Ali Muzaffer Bey states that the Greeks tried to disrupt the island and the Christians offended the Muslim people. The peace on the Island of Crete was disrupted by the entry of Greek bandits, and with the intervention of Greek soldiers, the island turned into a battlefield. Although the European powers decided to blockade Crete following the developments, this intervention did not go beyond increasing the events on the island. In addition to Greece's regular troops, Greek bandits and Italian volunteers began to act together in regions such as Thessaly. The calm attitude of the Ottoman government towards this issue suggested that the Greeks' operations along the border were not taken seriously. However, according to Ali Muzaffer Bey, those who saw that the government had prepared over 100,000 soldiers with ammunition and supplies that would amaze everyone in a few days could not believe their eyes. The speed and perfection of this troop deployment is unprecedented. Those living in Istanbul and even those with pierced ears did not notice the military shipment. Those who indifferently followed the 20-year military progress of the Ottoman Empire were surprised by this breakthrough, and all writers applauded Sultan Hamid's idea of progress and his military success with mature sincerity. The battalions passing from Izmir and Dedeağaç were brought down to Alasonya by trains. The soldiers along the border were divided into 5 groups, and the general command of the army was entrusted to Ethem Pasha, and important figures such as Seyfullah Pasha were placed under his command. Muzaffer Bey said that he tried to relieve a heavy burden by not giving up the portrayal of the Greek cabinet against the notes of the European states and the Ottoman government, stating that the Crete and border attacks were carried out by some bandits and that the government could not be held responsible for these issues. However, the dimension of the issue changed when it was understood that the bandits to whom the Greek government said "I do not send them to the border" were entirely members of the Greek army. The Ottoman government declared war, placing all responsibility on the Greek government. The soldiers captured Yenişehir, Tırhala, Çatalca, Golos, Dömeke and Ermiye within a few days, and the Ottoman Empire won the war. Although we cannot include Muzafferiyet-i Osmaniye, which was called an "article" by Ali Muzaffer Bey, in this genre due to the intensity of the author's subjective evaluations, the work can be considered one of the original and important sources of its period as it provides information about the Ottoman military order and war strategy. Ali Muzaffer For Bey's biography, see. “Ali Muzaffer Bey”.Turkish Literature Names Dictionary.

ISBN 978-9944-237-87-1

Madde Yazarı SÜMEYYE SAMAT

Alfabesi Arap

Yapısı Mensur

Niteliği Telif

Kaynakça Akyay, Bülent (2010).Başlangıçtan Girit İsyanına Kadar Osmanlı-Yunan İlişkileri (1830–1866).Doktora Tezi. İzmir: Ege Üniversitesi. Ali Muzaffer Bey (1896).Muzafferiyet-i Osmaniye.İstanbul: Bâb-ı Âli Caddesi 25 Numaralı Matbaa.

Atıf Bilgileri SAMAT, SÜMEYYE. " MUZAFFERİYET-İ OSMANİYE (ALİ MUZAFFER BEY)".Türk Edebiyatı Eserler Sözlüğü,http://tees.yesevi.edu.tr/madde-detay/muzafferiyet-i-osmaniye-ali-muzaffer-bey. [Erişim Tarihi: 25 Ağustos 2025].