Mehmed Sabahaddin

Mehmed Sabahaddin
His Highness Prince Sultanzade Sabahaddin
Born13 February 1879
Istanbul, Ottoman Empire
Died30 June 1948(1948-06-30) (aged 69)
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
SpouseTabinak Hanım
Kamuran Hanım
IssueFirst marriage
Fethiye Kendi Sabahaddin
FatherMahmud Celaleddin Pasha
MotherSeniha Sultan
ReligionSunni 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.

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  3. ^ Bozarslan, Hamit. "Le Sultanzade Sabahaddin (1879-1948)". Revue suisse d'histoire. 52 (3): 287–301. ISSN 0036-7834. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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