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The Ottoman Constitutional Revolution of 1908
By the early twentieth century, the Ottoman Empire was a shadow of its former self, crumbling under nationalist pressures and economic dependency on European powers. Yet in 1908, a sudden, unexpected upheaval restored the constitution and convened parliament, sparking a brief but intense period of hope known as the Second Constitutional Era. This episode explores the Young Turks, the Committee of Union and Progress, and the complex web of intrigue that led to Sultan Abdulhamid II’s reluctant surrender of absolute power. We examine how this political awakening reshaped Istanbul’s streets…
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