The Constitution of the Ottoman Empire was in effect from 1876 to 1878 in a period known as the First Constitutional Era, and from 1908 to 1922 in the Second Constitutional Era. The first and only con
Cover of the Ottoman constitution of 1876
Meeting of the first Ottoman Parliament in 1877
Abdul Hamid II
An English translation of the Constitution, derived from the French version, published in The American Journal of International Law
First Constitutional Era
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The First Constitutional Era was a period of constitutional monarchy in the Ottoman Empire from 23 December 1876 until 14 February 1878. It began with the promulgation of the Ottoman constitution, wri
Constitution of the Ottoman Empire
…Turkish: قانون أساسي, romanized: Kānûn-ı Esâsî, lit. 'Basic law'; French: Constitution ottomane) was in effect from 1876 to 1878 in a period known as the First Constitutional Era, and from 1908 to 1922 in the Second Constitutional Era. The first and only constitution of the Ottoman Empire, it was written by members of the Young…
Mehmed Kani Pasha, member of the first Ottoman Parliament.
Opening ceremony of the first parliament at the Dolmabahçe Palace 19 March 1877. Illustrated London News
Meeting of the first Parliament later on the same day at the Old Darülfünun building.