General Assembly of the Ottoman Empire
| General Assembly Meclis-i Umumi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses |
Senate Chamber of Deputies |
| History | |
| Founded |
23 November 1876 23 July 1908 |
| Disbanded |
13 February 1878 5 April 1920 |
| Preceded by | Divan-ı Hümayun |
| Succeeded by | Grand National Assembly |
| Structure | |
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| Meeting place | |
| Dolmabahçe Palace, Constantinople | |
The General Assembly[1] (Turkish: Meclis-i Umumî or Genel Parlamento) of the Ottoman Empire was the first attempt at representative democracy at the imperial level in the Ottoman Empire. Also known as the Ottoman Parliament, it was composed of two houses, an upper house (Senate, Meclis-i Âyân), and a lower house (Chamber of Deputies, Meclis-i Mebusân).[2] It was first constituted in 1876, and initially lasted until 1878, when the general assembly was dissolved by Abdul Hamid II. It was revived in the Second Constitutional Era with substantial reforms and participation by political parties, and lasted through the Allied occupation of Constantinople until 1922, when the empire was dissolved.
The successor to the general assembly, the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, was formed by many members of the former Ottoman legislature.
See also
- Senate of the Ottoman Empire, the upper house
- Chamber of Deputies of the Ottoman Empire, the lower house
- History of the Ottoman Empire
- Ottoman constitution of 1876
- First Constitutional Era
- Second Constitutional Era
- Grand National Assembly of Turkey
- The Ottomans: Europe's Muslim Emperors
References
- ↑ Article. 42 of the Constitution
- ↑ Rainer Grote; Tilmann Röder (16 February 2012). Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries: Between Upheaval and Continuity. Oxford University Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-19-975988-0.
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