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The Sultan's Secret Police: Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa and the Ottoman State
In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the shadowy world of the Teşkilat-ı Mahsusa, the Ottoman Empire’s clandestine intelligence agency during its final decades. While earlier episodes covered the public face of sultans like Abdülhamid II and the diplomatic maneuvers at Lausanne, we dive into the hidden machinery that kept the crumbling empire together. We examine how this secret police force operated through deep cover agents, surveillance networks, and political assassinations to counter internal dissent and external threats from European powers. The conversation details specific…
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