NES 2674 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Persian Constitutional Revolution, The Young Turks, Mehmed V

• School: Cornell University
• Department: Near Eastern Studies
• Course: NES 2674
• Professor: Ziad Fahmy

Document Summary

What are the the similarities and differences between the iranian and the ottoman empire: patterns in constitutional revolutions, desire for political reform, curbing royal absolutism, call for a constitution and a representative body, old regime strategy. Initial acceptance of constitutional reform: delaying tactics, counterrevolution, the young turks" constitutional reforms, abdul hamid. Stopped political reforms (press censorship: continued military and infrastructural reforms. Promoted pan-islamicism: committee of union and progress (cup) Secret society founded by four military medical school students. Expanded membership and influence: rejected notion of pan-islam, wanted to reinstate constitution. 1895/96 many were arrested and exiled: continued to be a treat from abroad. Increase emphasis on turkish identity alienated other ethnic groups: by 1913 the cup had a virtual military dictatorship, cup ultra-nationalist dictatorship until the end of, iran, muzzafir al-din shah (1896-1907) Participating social groups: merchants (bazaaris, ulama (clerics, some western orientated reformers, dec 1905- aug 1906-large demonstrations against the shah.