Abstract :
The largest scale war of human history is the first world war, the inevitable result of affairs and several competitions amongst states for several centuries. Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian empires which had struggled against each other for domination in the Balkans directly or in alliances shared a common fate in “central powers” founded by the heading of Germany before the WW-I. This association had been continue till the end of war, by getting stronger. Assasination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Princess Sophie by ultra nationalist Gavrilo Principe and his team, in Sarajevo, constitutes the beginning of WW-I. After this assasination, Mehmed Resad V, the sultan of Ottoman Empire, sent letter of condolence to Franz Joseph I and allowed Austrian citizens in Ottoman territories to mourn for assassinated archduke and his wife. Sultan also sent another letter of condolence to Franz Joseph for decease of his wife.( 13th of September ,1914). An Ottoman comittee visited Austro-Hungarian Embassy in İstanbul to congratulate birthday of the emperor of Austria and on the same day the patrol vessel of Ottoman Navy was prepared for salvo fire.(15th of August , 1914). After the decease of Archduchess Adelgunde Deoryer , an Ottoman committee was sent to Vienna to convey the letter of sultan.(29th of December, 1914). By the Ottoman government, campaign medals was conferred to Emperor Franz Joseph, Archduke Charles, and chief commander Archduke Frederik.(15th of May 1915). “Get well” messages were sent by Austrian emperor, executives,and ambassadors after surgery of the sultan.(26th of September , 1915). A condolence letter of Emperor Franz Joseph-I was conveyed for decease of the crown prince Yusuf İzzettin Efendi.(February 1916). Due to the decease of Emperor Franz Joseph, a committee with the crown prince Vahideddin Efendi was sent to Vienna to attend to funeral rites, and also another committee with Prince Ziyaüddin Efendi attended to rites in İstanbul.(October 1916). Archduke Maximillian came to İstanbul in order to notify accession of Charles-I of Austria and he welcomed with magnificent ceremonies, and also Ottoman medal was sent to new emperor. November 1916) Austrian Emperor Charles-I and his wife visited İstanbul in May 1918 and they were hosted with magnificent ceremonies. Due to the decease of Sultan Mehmed Resad-V, the Emperor sent a letter and a committee to attend to rites in İstanbul, and he congratulated enthronement of Mehmed Vahideddin-V.( July 1918). Good relations between Ottoman and Habsburg royal families caused to get stronger the relations and alliances of these countries during WW-I. In addition to correspondences about many issues, several correspondences and visits were made in order to condolence, congratulate, and gratify. In notification, specimen events given above and many other affairs will be considered with documents from Ottoman archives and some other resources.
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House of Ottoman , House of Habsburg , World War I , Franz Joseph , I , Mehmed Resad , V , Charles , I of Austria , Mehmed Vahideddin , VI
