The hague conferences in the context of the formation of laws of war in the Ottoman Empire and the practices in the first world war

Abstract

The process of establishing international law in international relations had gained momentum in the 19th and 20th centuries. The 1864 Geneva Convention, the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907 are important documents within international law, especially in terms of "the laws of war". The Ottoman Empire was attentive to comply with such treaties to which the empire was included since the mid-19th century. As a result of this, the empire implemented a "hostile state policy" against the missions and the citizens of the states that the empire was in war. The implementation of such practices in the Ottoman Empire within the war put on the record as a development that had been seen since the Turco-Italian and Balkan Wars.

C1 [Karabulut, Umut] Pamukkale Univ, Fen Edebiyat Fak, Tarih Bol, Denizli, Turkey.

[Bozkurt, Ersin] Pamukkale Univ, Sosyal Bilimler Enstitusu, Tarih Doktora Program, Denizli, Turkey.