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The Ottoman press covered Talaat's multiple denials of any wrongdoing by the central government in May and June 1914. After the discussion on 6 July, it attacked Emmanuil Emmanuilidis to undermine his credibility; the newspaper Le Jeune- Turc, in particular, excelled in doing so.171 Comparatively rich in topics, this Istanbul- based, Zionist- sponsored newspaper was devotedly pro-CUP and flattered "His Excellency Talaat Bey" almost daily.
- 1 2 Murat Cihan Yıldız (2015). Strengthening Male Bodies and Building Robust Communities: Physical Culture in the Late Ottoman Empire (PhD thesis). University of California, Los Angeles. p. 157. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021.
- ↑ Sarah Abrevaya Stein (2002). "Ottomanism in Ladino" (Working Paper). European University Institute. p. 17. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
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