General Assembly of the Ottoman Empire
General Assembly مجلس عمومی | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate Chamber of Deputies |
| History | |
| Founded | 23 December 1876[1][2] 23 July 1908[1][2] |
| Disbanded | 14 February 1878[1][2] 11 April 1920[1][2] |
| Preceded by | Divan-ı Hümayun |
| Succeeded by |
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| Structure | |
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| Meeting place | |
| Dolmabahçe Palace (1876–1878) Darülfünûn building (1876–1878; 1908) Çırağan Palace (1909) Cemile Sultan Palace (1910–1920) | |
The General AssemblyConstantinople (Istanbul) and was composed of two houses: an upper house (Senate, Meclis-i Âyân), and a lower house (Chamber of Deputies, Meclis-i Mebusân).[5]
The General Assembly was
first constituted on 23 December 1876 and initially lasted until 14 February 1878, when it was dissolved by Sultan Abdul Hamid II.[1][2]
As a result of the
Many members of the dissolved Ottoman Parliament in Constantinople later became members of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey in Ankara (known in English as Angora in the Ottoman and pre-1930 Republic eras), which was established on 23 April 1920, during the Turkish War of Independence.[1][2]
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A postcard depicting the opening of the new Parliament in 1908. -
A postcard depicting a meeting of the Parliament in 1914. -
The Ottoman Parliament in 1877. -
The Ottoman Parliament in 1908.
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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
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