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Mehmed Sabahaddin | |
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His Highness Prince Sultanzade Sabahaddin | |
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Born | 13 February 1879 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
Died | 30 June 1948 Neuchâtel, Switzerland | (aged 69)
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 (the Ottoman dynasty), 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 the dynasty. As a follower of Émile Durkheim, Sabahaddin is considered to be one of the founders of sociology in Turkey.[4] He established the League for Private Initiative and Decentralization (Turkish: Teşebbüs-i Şahsi ve Adem-i Merkeziyet Cemiyeti) in 1902.