Mehmed Sabahaddin

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Mehmed Sabahaddin
His Highness Prince Sultanzade Sabahaddin
Born	13 February 1879 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died	30 June 1948(1948-06-30) (aged 69) Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Spouse	Tabinak Hanım Kamuran Hanım
Issue	First marriage Fethiye Kendi Sabahaddin
Father	Mahmud Celaleddin Pasha
Mother	Seniha Sultan
Religion	Sunni Islam

Sultanzade Mehmed Sabahaddin (13 February 1879 – 30 June 1948) was an Ottoman prince, sociologist, and intellectual. Because of his threat to the ruling House of Osman, of which he was a member, and his political activity and push for democracy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, he was exiled. He was one of the founders of the short-lived Liberty Party.^[1][2][3]

Although part of the ruling Ottoman dynasty through his mother, Seniha Sultan, Sabahaddin was known as a Young Turk and was opposed to the absolute rule of Abdul Hamid II. As a follower of Émile Durkheim, Sabahaddin is considered to be one of the founders of sociology in Turkey, influencing thinkers such as Le Play.^[4] He established several organizations which advocated for decentralization and privatization: The Private Initiative and Decentralization Committee (Turkish: Teşebbüs-i Şahsi ve Adem-i Merkeziyet Cemiyeti) in 1902, the Liberty Party in 1908, and the Freedom and Accord Party in 1911. All of these organizations were the main opposition to the Committee of Union and Progress. His world views are considered to be the basis of Turkish center-right politics.^[5]