Enver Pasha and American Public Opinion: Enver Pasha’s Address to American Public Opinion in 1920 and its Reflections in Letters Published for the First Time
This article examines three letters written by Enver Pasha in 1920. While the first two letters, sent to American journalist Karl H. von Wiegand, were published in The Washington Times, the third letter, written from Moscow in August, is published here for the first time. The first of these letters, sent from Germany and previously unknown, was discovered in the Enver Pasha Collection at the Archives of the Turkish Historical Society. The second and third letters were found in the Karl H. von Wiegand papers at the Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University in the United States. This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the letters, including the newspaper's response to the first one. Written with the intention of influencing public opinion in the United States and Europe, the letters offer valuable insights into Enver Pasha’s thoughts and proposed solutions regarding key issues such as the liberation of the Islamic world, the framework of the anticipated peace treaty with Türkiye, the Islamo-Bolshevik alliance, and the Armenian question.
Kadir KON
