HIST 151 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Turkish Nationalism, Young Turk Revolution, Abdul Hamid Ii
8 Oct 2016
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Abdulhamid developed mosques and other infrastructure as well as educational institutes. Abdulhamid surrounded himself with scholars in istanbul and funded them from the state. Between 1867-1895, the number of schools and the number of students doubles. Provision of modern education led to rise of social and political expectations. Young turks: best and brightest young men of empire (not solely of turkish ethnicity) began to demand higher roles in society and in politics. They felt they were well-qualified and that they had been trained so that they could take on such roles. Abdulhamid"s dilemma: wanted to be single central figure of empire but wanted efficient bureaucracy. Aim of young turks was to aid sultan and lead empire to greatness. Previously, merit was not given as much credit as was loyalty. Sultan makes some government positions for young turks but never commits fully to their calls for meritocracy. Ideas of meritocracy also affected military => problem.
