Chamber of Deputies (Ottoman Empire)

Chamber of Deputies

مجلس مبعوثان
Meclis-i Mebusan
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
History
Founded23 December 1876[1]
23 July 1908[1]
Disbanded14 February 1878[1]
11 April 1920[1]
Preceded byDivan-ı Hümayun
Succeeded byGrand National Assembly
Seats275
Elections
Electoral college
First election
1877
Last election
1919
Meeting place
Dolmabahçe Palace (1876-1878)
Darülfünûn building (1876-1878, 1908)
Çırağan Palace (1909)
Cemile Sultan Palace (1910-1920)
State organisation of
the Ottoman Empire
Coat of arms of the Ottoman Empire (1882–1922)
Classic period
Constitutional period
March of the Deputies
Turkish: Mebusan Marşı
The anthem of the Chamber of Deputies, performed at its reopening in 1909.

The lyrics reference the contemporary 1908 Young Turk Revolution leaders Ahmed Niyazi Bey and Enver Pasha, as well as democrats of the previous generation, Namık Kemal and Midhat Pasha.
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The Chamber of Deputies (Ottoman Turkish: مجلس مبعوثان Meclis-i meb'ūs̱ān;[2] Turkish: Meclis-i Mebusân or Mebuslar Meclisi) of the Ottoman Empire was the lower house of the General Assembly, the Ottoman Parliament.[3] Unlike the upper house, the Senate, the members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected by the general Ottoman populace, although suffrage was limited to males of a certain financial standing, among other restrictions that varied over the Chamber's lifetime.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Meclis-i Mebusan (Mebuslar Meclisi)". Tarihi Olaylar.
  2. ^ Röder, Tilmann J. (2012-01-11). "The Separation of Powers: Historical and Comparative Perspectives". In Grote, Rainer; Tilmann J. Röder (eds.). Constitutionalism in Islamic Countries. Oxford University Press USA. pp. 321-372. ISBN 9780199759880. - Cited page: [1]
  3. ^ Myron Weiner; Ergun Özbudun (1987). Competitive Elections in Developing Countries. Duke University Press. p. 333. ISBN 0-8223-0766-9.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference GroteRöder2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).