Balkan Wars according to the New York Times (1912-1913)

Balkan Wars were significant in terms of Turkish history and world history. In the early XX. century, the Balkan States wanted to expand their territories. For this purpose, they formed an alliance among each other. The Great Powers' so-called efforts to prevent the war did not actually prevent it from starting. The Balkan Wars which started in October 1912 continued at intervals until October 1913. The Great Powers decided to take a mediation task bewaring of the fact that there might be a conflict of interest between The Balkan Allies and that the war could trigger another war which would cover Europe. At the end of the first Balkan War, the Balkan Allies occupied strategical regions which were important for Ottoman Empire. The fact that the Balkan Allies came closer to Istanbul disturbed Ottoman Empire. Ottoman Empire had to make peace because of these matters. Balkan Allies fell out with each other about sharing the occupied territories. The problems between Balkan States on sharing the territories started the Second Balkan War. Ottoman Empire managed to get some of the lost territories back, despite the pressures and warnings from the Great Powers. Although they did not have any borders with Ottoman Empire, The United States was closely interested in Balkan War because of their benefits in the Balkan territory. The happenings in the Balkan territory were shared with American Society through newspapers. The objective of our search in question is to reveal how one of the most famous newspapers of America, The New York Times, considered those happenings in Balkan territory and how they shared it with American society. In addition, we tried to reflect the issues within Ottoman Empire during the Balkan War in the framework of the newspaper in question. Key Word: Baikan War, The New York Times, America, Ottoman Empire, The Great Powers