СОЮЗ ВИЗВОЛЕННЯ УКРАЇНИ ТА ОСМАНСЬКА ТУРЕЧЧИНА

Abstract

There were colorful and multi-dimension relations between Turkey and Ukraine because of Dest-i Kıpchak country. During the phase of the Ukrainian nation formation, the relations between Turkey and Ukraine are in different dimensions due to Turkic elements and deep ties. One of the reasons was Russia which helped two countries come closer to each other. On the other hand, Russia predominated over Ukraine, at the same time holding the Ottoman country under threat through Carpathians, the Caucasus and the Black Sea whereas oppressed Ukrainian nation under the Czarist regime wanted to establish its own state in the historical era of nationalism. The most important factor in front of this goal was the Moscow-based Russian despot policies. Even though Ukraine nationalist movement at the beginning of the XX century gained some significant progress and popularity, they lost their rights for a while because of their scattered power and organization. Liberation Committee of Ukraine is an important step towards establishing the independent Ukrainian state on the eve of World War I. And to accomplish this goal, Liberation Committee of Ukraine organized in Istanbul and Vienna had an activity program. The Liberation Committee of Ukraine’s goals and objectives were stated in “Ukraine, Turkey and Russia” magazine published in Istanbul in December of 1914. We make an attempt to explain them in this article.