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General Assembly of the Ottoman Empire
History General Assembly of the Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire's imperial government attempted representative democracy for the first time with the General Assembly. It was also known as the Ottoman Parliament. It was made up of two hous ...

October 27, 2021
Ahmet Tevfik Pasha: Ottoman Empire's Last Grand Vizier
History Ahmet Tevfik Pasha: Ottoman Empire's Last Grand Vizier

Following the Turkish Surname Law of 1934, Ahmet Tevfik Pasha became Ahmet Tevfik Okday. He was a Crimean Tatar who was an Ottoman statesman. He was the Ottoman Empire's last Grand Vizier. He w ...

October 26, 2021

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Alaeddin Pasha: The First Ottoman Grand Vizier
History Alaeddin Pasha: The First Ottoman Grand Vizier

The first Ottoman grand vizier was Alaeddin Pasha. Kemaleddin was his father's name. Hac Kemaleddin Olu Alaeddin Pasha or Alaeddin bin Hac Kemaleddin were his common names. He was most likely f ...

October 26, 2021
Mehmed VI: Last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
History Mehmed VI: Last Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Mehmed VI was born Mehmed Vahideddin, and his original name was Mehmed VI. He was the Ottoman Empire's last Sultan. His forceful retirement and deportation in 1922 paved the ground for the Turk ...

October 26, 2021
Mehmed V: 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
History Mehmed V: 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Mehmed V Resad, the 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (r. 1909–1918), was born on 2 November 1844 and died on 3 July 1918. Sultan Abdulmejid I was his father. After the 31 March Incident, he ...

October 26, 2021
Abdul Hamid II: 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
History Abdul Hamid II: 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Abdul Hamid II, also known as Abdülhamid II, was the 34th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, reigning from 21 September 1842 until 10 February 1918, and was the last Sultan to maintain effective au ...

October 26, 2021
Murad V: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
History Murad V: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Murad V, an Ottoman sultan who reigned from May to August 1876, rose to the throne after his dictatorial uncle Abdülaziz was deposed. Murad, a man of great intelligence, had an excellent educa ...

October 26, 2021
Abdulaziz: 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
History Abdulaziz: 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Abdulaziz was the Ottoman Empire's 32nd Sultan, reigning from 25 June 1861 to 30 May 1876. In 1861, he succeeded his brother Abdulmejid I, the son of Sultan Mahmud II. He was the first Ottoman ...

October 26, 2021
Abdulmejid I: 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
History Abdulmejid I: 31st Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Abdulmejid I was the Ottoman Empire's 31st Sultan, succeeding Mahmud II on 2 July 1839. The development of nationalist groups within the empire's borders was significant during his rule. Ab ...

October 26, 2021
Mahmud II: 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
History Mahmud II: 30th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire

Mahmud II was the Ottoman Empire's 30th Sultan, reigning from 1808 to 1839. He was born on 20 July 1785 and died on 1 July 1839. His reign is remembered for the vast administrative, military, a ...

October 26, 2021
Mustafa IV: Ottoman Sultan from 1807 to 1808
History Mustafa IV: Ottoman Sultan from 1807 to 1808

Mustafa IV was an Ottoman sultan who reigned from 1807 to 1808 and was a member of the reactionary conservative alliance that deposed his reformer relative, Sultan Selim III. Mustafa, a passionate ...

October 26, 2021
Selim III: Ottoman Emperor from 1789 to 1807
History Selim III: Ottoman Emperor from 1789 to 1807

From 1789 until 1807, Sultan Selim III ruled the Ottoman Empire. Despite his reputation as a wise ruler, the Janissaries removed and imprisoned him, putting his cousin Mustafa on the throne as Must ...

October 26, 2021

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