Review Article

Mehmet Sharif Pasha’s Thought on the Comittee of Union and Progress and the Critical Events of the Period (1909-1914)

Volume: 11 Number: 30 July 20, 2024
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Mehmet Sharif Pasha’s Thought on the Comittee of Union and Progress and the Critical Events of the Period (1909-1914)

Abstract

In the history of the Ottoman press, newspapers published in French are very important in terms of describing the political and social life of the period. In addition to reflecting the political developments of the Ottoman period, the French-language press also conveyed the views of European countries on the Ottoman state in a very detailed manner. Meşrutiyet (Mèchroutiette), the newspaper in question, was an opposition newspaper published in Paris by Mehmed Sharif Pasha. Mehmed Sharif Pasha, who had previously served as ambassador to Stockholm, was an active member of the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) during the proclamation of the constitutional monarchy, but later had disagreements with the Committee and travelled to Paris. In the newspaper he published there, He was so critical of the CUP that his newspaper was denied entry to the country and its distributors were arrested. The newspaper, which was published between 1909 and 1914, included articles on the 1908 revolution, relations with European states, Ottoman debts, Ottoman-German rapprochement, the Tripolitan War, Albanian and Macedonian revolts, the Aegean islands, political assassinations and many other topics. The aim of this study is to shed light on the political environment of the period through the articles published by Mehmed Sharif Pasha in the Meşrutiyet newspaper.

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References

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Late Modern Ottoman History

Journal Section

Review Article

Early Pub Date

July 19, 2024

Publication Date

July 20, 2024

Submission Date

May 6, 2024

Acceptance Date

July 10, 2024

Published in Issue

Year 2024 Volume: 11 Number: 30

Chicago
Çapar, Onur. 2024. “Mehmet Sharif Pasha’s Thought on the Comittee of Union and Progress and the Critical Events of the Period (1909-1914)”. Osmanlı Mirası Araştırmaları Dergisi 11 (30): 523-55. https://doi.org/10.17822/omad.1479605.