by: Alexandra Bowles
Abd al-Hamid: Reform & Repression
- A group of radical dissidents seized power and installed Abd al-Hamid II as sultan
- reformers persuaded Abd al-Hamid to accept a constitution that limited
-the sultan eventually suspended the constitution, dissolved parliament, and exiled
and executed the liberals
- Abd al-Hamid did continue to use the Tanzimat principles
- Abd al-Hamid's rule generated many liberal opposition groups because of the people's
-the liberal opposition groups believed the biggest problem was the political structure that vested
unchecked power in the sultan
The Young Turk Party
- the most active dissident organization: a Ottoman Society for the Union
- the Young Turk Party promoted reform by using newspapers
- the Young Turk Party called for
-equality before the law
-freedom of religion
-free public education
-secularization of the state
-emancipation of women
- the Young Turk Party forced Abd al-Hamid to restore parliament and the constitution of 1876,
-sultans no longer yielded any power
- Young Turk Party policies aggravated tensions between the rulers and subjects
- Ottoman armies continued to lose and their subjects continued to seek independence
Enjoy this illustrated view of sultan abd al-Hamid II's reign and the liberal opposition he faced from the Young Turk Party and other dissident groups.