Edict of Reform and Political Citizenship Policies in Turkish Press in the Tanzimat Period: Criticism and Reactions
Abstract
The post-Tanzimat period in Turkey witnessed a number of political and legal arrangements taken for the formation of a new political supra-identity including all citizens in the Ottoman society. The construction of the Ottoman identity as a supra-identity for the whole Muslim non-Muslim citizens brought along many problems as well. However, the change of this identity in terms of the factor of human living in Turkey and its problems has not been studied in detail as an area of resistance in terms of Muslim Anatolian people. The perspectives of Muslim Turks on the state among the citizens of the Ottoman state, and their views on new positions assigned to them within the political and social order during the post-Tanzimat period are very important in terms of the studies on citizenship and identity. In this respect, this study attempts to reveal the perspectives and criticisms of human factor of the Ottoman administration, which becomes centralized after the Tanzimat and transformed into a legally modern structure, on administrative and legal arrangements made after the Edict of Reform, the policies of equal citizenship, and the Ottoman identity in Hurriyet, Le Mukbir, Basiret,Iİbret and Diyojen newspapers.
Keywords
Edict of Reform,Ottoman Identity,Citizenship,Equality,Privileges
Kaynakça
- Süreli Yayınlar: Le Mukhbir
- Hürriyet Gazetesi
- Basiret Gazetesi
- İbret Gazetesi
- Diyojen Gazetesi
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