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[[Image:Constantinople settings and traits (1926)- public demonstration.png||thumb|200px|Public demonstration in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, 1908]] | [[Image:Constantinople settings and traits (1926)- public demonstration.png||thumb|200px|Public demonstration in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul, 1908]] | ||
| − | The '''Young Turk Revolution''' of 1908 reversed the suspension of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] parliament by Sultan [[Abdul Hamid II]], marking the onset of the [[Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)|Second Constitutional Era]]. | + | The '''Young Turk Revolution''' of 1908 reversed the suspension of the [[Ottoman Empire|Ottoman]] parliament by Sultan [[Abdul Hamid II]], marking the onset of the [[Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)|Second Constitutional Era]]. A landmark in the [[dissolution of the Ottoman Empire]], the Revolution arose from an unlikely union of reform-minded [[Pluralism (political philosophy)|pluralists]], [[pan-Turkism|Turkish nationalists]], Western-oriented [[secularism|secularists]], and indeed anyone who accorded the Sultan political blame for the harried state of the Empire. |
The Revolution restored the parliament, which had been suspended by the Sultan in 1878. However, the process of supplanting the monarchic institutions with constitutional institutions and electoral policies was neither as simple nor as bloodless as the regime change itself, and the periphery of the Empire continued to splinter under the pressures of local revolutions. | The Revolution restored the parliament, which had been suspended by the Sultan in 1878. However, the process of supplanting the monarchic institutions with constitutional institutions and electoral policies was neither as simple nor as bloodless as the regime change itself, and the periphery of the Empire continued to splinter under the pressures of local revolutions. | ||
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===Congress of the Ottoman opposition=== | ===Congress of the Ottoman opposition=== | ||
| − | Two congresses of opposition to the Ottoman regime were held, one in | + | Two congresses of opposition to the Ottoman regime were held, one in 1902 and the other in 1907. The second occurred in Paris, France. The leadership included [[Ahmed Riza]], [[Sabahheddin Bey]], [[Khachatur Maloumian]]. The goal was to unite all parties, including [[Young Turks]], to advance the revolution. However, some differences, such as about nationalism, were great enough to prevent formation of a true alliance. |
Two of the most important revolutionary groups trying to overthrow Sultan Abdul Hamid II had been the ARF and the [[Committee of Union and Progress]].<ref name="Dashnaktsutiun and Committee of Union and Progress">{{cite book |first = Aykut | last = [[Aykut Kansu|Kansu]] | title = The Revolution of 1908 in Turkey | publisher = Brill Academic Publishers | pages = p. 78 | year = 1997 | id = [[ISBN 9004102833]] }}</ref> In a general assembly meeting in 1907, the ARF realized that both the Armenian and [[Turkish people|Turkish]] revolutionaries shared the same goals. The ARF decided to cooperate with the Committee of Union and Progress. The "Second congress of the Ottoman opposition" took place in [[Paris]], [[France]] in 1907. Opposition leaders including [[Ahmed Riza]] (liberal), Prince Sabaheddin, and [[Khachatur Maloumian]] of the ARF were in attendance. During the meeting, an alliance between the two parties was officially declared.<ref name="Dashnaktsutiun and Committee of Union and Progress">{{cite book |first = Aykut | last = Kansu | title = The Revolution of 1908 in Turkey | publisher = Brill Academic Publishers | pages = p. 78 | year = 1997 | id = ISBN 9004102833 }}</ref><ref name="ARF and Young Turks">{{hy icon}} {{cite book |first = Mihran | last = Kurdoghlian | title = Hayots Badmoutioun (Armenian History) | publisher = Hradaragutiun Azkayin Oosoomnagan Khorhoortee, Athens Greece | pages = p. 52-53 | year = 1996 }}</ref> The ARF decided to cooperate with the Committee of Union and Progress, hoping that if the Young Turks came to power, autonomy would be granted to the Armenians. | Two of the most important revolutionary groups trying to overthrow Sultan Abdul Hamid II had been the ARF and the [[Committee of Union and Progress]].<ref name="Dashnaktsutiun and Committee of Union and Progress">{{cite book |first = Aykut | last = [[Aykut Kansu|Kansu]] | title = The Revolution of 1908 in Turkey | publisher = Brill Academic Publishers | pages = p. 78 | year = 1997 | id = [[ISBN 9004102833]] }}</ref> In a general assembly meeting in 1907, the ARF realized that both the Armenian and [[Turkish people|Turkish]] revolutionaries shared the same goals. The ARF decided to cooperate with the Committee of Union and Progress. The "Second congress of the Ottoman opposition" took place in [[Paris]], [[France]] in 1907. Opposition leaders including [[Ahmed Riza]] (liberal), Prince Sabaheddin, and [[Khachatur Maloumian]] of the ARF were in attendance. During the meeting, an alliance between the two parties was officially declared.<ref name="Dashnaktsutiun and Committee of Union and Progress">{{cite book |first = Aykut | last = Kansu | title = The Revolution of 1908 in Turkey | publisher = Brill Academic Publishers | pages = p. 78 | year = 1997 | id = ISBN 9004102833 }}</ref><ref name="ARF and Young Turks">{{hy icon}} {{cite book |first = Mihran | last = Kurdoghlian | title = Hayots Badmoutioun (Armenian History) | publisher = Hradaragutiun Azkayin Oosoomnagan Khorhoortee, Athens Greece | pages = p. 52-53 | year = 1996 }}</ref> The ARF decided to cooperate with the Committee of Union and Progress, hoping that if the Young Turks came to power, autonomy would be granted to the Armenians. | ||
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===Reconvening of the Parliament=== | ===Reconvening of the Parliament=== | ||
{{main|Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)}} | {{main|Second Constitutional Era (Ottoman Empire)}} | ||
| − | The alliances of the [[Young Turks]] and expatriate organizations of various ethnic groups, such as the [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]], began to fracture, and indeed the Young Turks struggled to find consensus even among themselves. | + | The alliances of the [[Young Turks]] and expatriate organizations of various ethnic groups, such as the [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]], began to fracture, and indeed the Young Turks struggled to find consensus even among themselves. |
The [[Committee of Union and Progress]]'s adoption of an aggressive form of [[Ottomanism]] failed, its opponents regarding it as tantamount to [[Turkification]], further straining relations among ethnic minorities and their fledgling government. | The [[Committee of Union and Progress]]'s adoption of an aggressive form of [[Ottomanism]] failed, its opponents regarding it as tantamount to [[Turkification]], further straining relations among ethnic minorities and their fledgling government. | ||
==Results== | ==Results== | ||
| − | A significant result of the | + | A significant result of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution was |
* The gradual creation of a new governing elite. | * The gradual creation of a new governing elite. | ||
| − | * Opening a path for consolidation over the Ottoman civil and military administration, [[Coup of 1913]]. | + | * Opening a path for consolidation over the Ottoman civil and military administration, [[Coup of 1913]]. |
* [[Young Turks]], small organizations, consolidated under the [[Committee of Union and Progress]] (CUP). | * [[Young Turks]], small organizations, consolidated under the [[Committee of Union and Progress]] (CUP). | ||
* [[Committee of Union and Progress]] became the new power center in Ottoman politics. | * [[Committee of Union and Progress]] became the new power center in Ottoman politics. | ||
| − | * [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] replaced the pre- | + | * [[Armenian Revolutionary Federation]] replaced the pre-1908 [[Armenians|Armenian]] elite, which had been composed of merchants, artisans, and clerics who had seen their future in obtaining more privileges within the boundaries of the state's version of [[Ottomanism]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} |
| − | * The Muslim [[Albanians|Albanian]] elite, who had greatly benefited from the [[Hamidian regime]] in return for their fidelity to the [[sultan]], was also replaced by an intellectual-nationalist elite. | + | * The Muslim [[Albanians|Albanian]] elite, who had greatly benefited from the [[Hamidian regime]] in return for their fidelity to the [[sultan]], was also replaced by an intellectual-nationalist elite. With members such as [[Bajram Curri]], [[Nexhib Draga]], and [[Myfit Libohova]], the revolution aimed at uniting Albanians of three different faiths under the flag of [[Skenderbeu]] and called for reforms for the benefit of all Albanians. |
* In some communities, such as the [[Jewish]] (cf. [[Jew#Middle Ages: Islamic Europe and North Africa|Jews in Islamic Europe and North Africa]] and [[History of the Jews in Turkey]]), reformist groups emulating the Young Turks ousted the conservative ruling elite and replaced them with a new reformist one. | * In some communities, such as the [[Jewish]] (cf. [[Jew#Middle Ages: Islamic Europe and North Africa|Jews in Islamic Europe and North Africa]] and [[History of the Jews in Turkey]]), reformist groups emulating the Young Turks ousted the conservative ruling elite and replaced them with a new reformist one. | ||
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==Additional resources== | ==Additional resources== | ||
*[[M. Sukru Hanioglu|M. Şükrü Hanioğlu]], ''Preparation for a Revolution: The Young Turks, 1902-1908'', Oxford University Press 2001, ISBN 0-19-513463-X | *[[M. Sukru Hanioglu|M. Şükrü Hanioğlu]], ''Preparation for a Revolution: The Young Turks, 1902-1908'', Oxford University Press 2001, ISBN 0-19-513463-X | ||
| − | * Esther Benbassa, ''Un grand rabbin sepharde en politique'', | + | * Esther Benbassa, ''Un grand rabbin sepharde en politique'', 1892-1923 (Paris, 1990), page 27-28 |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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Revision as of 14:03, 3 August 2008
The Young Turk Revolution of 1908 reversed the suspension of the Ottoman parliament by Sultan Abdul Hamid II, marking the onset of the Second Constitutional Era. A landmark in the dissolution of the Ottoman Empire, the Revolution arose from an unlikely union of reform-minded pluralists, Turkish nationalists, Western-oriented secularists, and indeed anyone who accorded the Sultan political blame for the harried state of the Empire.
The Revolution restored the parliament, which had been suspended by the Sultan in 1878. However, the process of supplanting the monarchic institutions with constitutional institutions and electoral policies was neither as simple nor as bloodless as the regime change itself, and the periphery of the Empire continued to splinter under the pressures of local revolutions.
Background
Young Turk exiles were Murad Bey, Ahmed Riza, Damad Mahmud Pasha and Prince Sabaheddin, the latter two of whom were defectors from within Sultan Abdul Hamid's own family.[1]
The goal was to unite all parties, including Young Turks, to advance the Revolution. Some differences, however, such as those in regard to nationalism, proved irreconcilable, and no lasting alliance was formed.[citation needed]
Congress of the Ottoman opposition
Two congresses of opposition to the Ottoman regime were held, one in 1902 and the other in 1907. The second occurred in Paris, France. The leadership included Ahmed Riza, Sabahheddin Bey, Khachatur Maloumian. The goal was to unite all parties, including Young Turks, to advance the revolution. However, some differences, such as about nationalism, were great enough to prevent formation of a true alliance.
Two of the most important revolutionary groups trying to overthrow Sultan Abdul Hamid II had been the ARF and the Committee of Union and Progress.[2] In a general assembly meeting in 1907, the ARF realized that both the Armenian and Turkish revolutionaries shared the same goals. The ARF decided to cooperate with the Committee of Union and Progress. The "Second congress of the Ottoman opposition" took place in Paris, France in 1907. Opposition leaders including Ahmed Riza (liberal), Prince Sabaheddin, and Khachatur Maloumian of the ARF were in attendance. During the meeting, an alliance between the two parties was officially declared.[2][3] The ARF decided to cooperate with the Committee of Union and Progress, hoping that if the Young Turks came to power, autonomy would be granted to the Armenians.
The Revolution
Revolt
Discontent within the 3rd Army Corps in Macedonia was the main reason for the revolt.[verification needed] Major Ahmed Niyazi, fearing discovery of his political moves by an investigatory committee sent from the capital, decamped from Resen on July 3, 1908 with 200 followers demanding restoration of the constitution. The sultan's attempt to suppress this uprising failed due to the popularity of the movement among the troops themselves. Rebellion spread rapidly. On July 24, Abdül Hamid announced restoration of the constitution.
Reconvening of the Parliament
The alliances of the Young Turks and expatriate organizations of various ethnic groups, such as the Armenian Revolutionary Federation, began to fracture, and indeed the Young Turks struggled to find consensus even among themselves.
The Committee of Union and Progress's adoption of an aggressive form of Ottomanism failed, its opponents regarding it as tantamount to Turkification, further straining relations among ethnic minorities and their fledgling government.
Results
A significant result of the 1908 Young Turk Revolution was
- The gradual creation of a new governing elite.
- Opening a path for consolidation over the Ottoman civil and military administration, Coup of 1913.
- Young Turks, small organizations, consolidated under the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP).
- Committee of Union and Progress became the new power center in Ottoman politics.
- Armenian Revolutionary Federation replaced the pre-1908 Armenian elite, which had been composed of merchants, artisans, and clerics who had seen their future in obtaining more privileges within the boundaries of the state's version of Ottomanism.[citation needed]
- The Muslim Albanian elite, who had greatly benefited from the Hamidian regime in return for their fidelity to the sultan, was also replaced by an intellectual-nationalist elite. With members such as Bajram Curri, Nexhib Draga, and Myfit Libohova, the revolution aimed at uniting Albanians of three different faiths under the flag of Skenderbeu and called for reforms for the benefit of all Albanians.
- In some communities, such as the Jewish (cf. Jews in Islamic Europe and North Africa and History of the Jews in Turkey), reformist groups emulating the Young Turks ousted the conservative ruling elite and replaced them with a new reformist one.
ReferencesISBN links support NWE through referral fees
- ↑ Young Turks, Answers.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kansu, Aykut (1997). The Revolution of 1908 in Turkey. Brill Academic Publishers, p. 78. ISBN 9004102833. Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "Dashnaktsutiun and Committee of Union and Progress" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ (Armenian) Kurdoghlian, Mihran (1996). Hayots Badmoutioun (Armenian History). Hradaragutiun Azkayin Oosoomnagan Khorhoortee, Athens Greece, p. 52-53.
Additional resources
- M. Şükrü Hanioğlu, Preparation for a Revolution: The Young Turks, 1902-1908, Oxford University Press 2001, ISBN 0-19-513463-X
- Esther Benbassa, Un grand rabbin sepharde en politique, 1892-1923 (Paris, 1990), page 27-28
See also
- Young Turks
- Committee of Union and Progress
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