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One of the most important events affecting Ottoman and Turkish history before the World War I was the assassination of Mahmud Shevket Pasha supported by British intelligence. The aim of this assassination was to deprive the Unionists of their guides and to allow the state to pass under the rule of novice ones. With this assassination, the Ottoman Army lost an experienced commander. When the leading role of the British Embassy in the assassination of Mahmud Shevket Pasha in 1913 was clearly revealed, rogue intelligence agents were declared “persona non grata” and expelled from the country. However, with this assassination, England dragged the Ottoman Empire into a void and made it possible for incompetent men to seize the power to rule.