Mustafa Aksakal
Associate Professor of History at Georgetown University and author of The War That Made the Middle East, an expert on World War I and the end of the Ottoman Empire.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 39min
Mustafa Aksakal on World War I and the end of the Ottoman Empire
Mustafa Aksakal, Georgetown history professor and author of The War That Made the Middle East, guides listeners through World War I’s role in ending the Ottoman Empire. He discusses how the war reshaped identities and politics. Topics include wartime mobilization, famine and social collapse, Great Power rivalry, the Sarıkamış disaster, and debates over responsibility for mass atrocities.
