The collection includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, proclamations, speeches, clippings, newspaper issues, maps, posters, and photographs, relating to political and social conditions in Turkey during the Ottoman Empire and the early years of the Turkish Republic, Turkish military activities during World War I, Turkish foreign relations, and ethnic minorities in Turkey.

The research materials collected by Hidayet Dağdeviren of Istanbul, Turkey, cover the last years of the Ottoman Empire and the first years of the Republic of Turkey, and in particular documenting social organizations and minorities.

24 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder (13.6 linear feet)

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use.