Mizancı Murat
Mizancı Murat (1853–1912) was an Ottoman monarchist, democrat, historian and politician, who was renowned for his work on reviving the concept of Ottomanism during the Second Constitutional Era.[1]
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| Born | 1853 Tbilisi, Russian Empire |
| Died | 1912 Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
Biography
Mizancı Murat was born in Tbilisi in 1853.[2] He received education in Russia.[2] Following his graduation he worked as a lecturer at Istanbul University.[2] He was a member of the Young Turks and had a pan-Islamist political stance.[3] In 1886 he launched a newspaper entitled Mizan.[3] Due to his alleged role in the coup against the Committee of Union and Progress in 1909, Mizancı Murat was sent to exile.[2] He returned to Istanbul later, but retired from politics, and he died in 1912.[2]
References
- "Mizancı Murat - Beyaz Tarih".
- Erik Jan Zürcher (1984). The Unionist Factor: The Rôle [sic] of the Committee of Union and Progress in the Turkish National Movement, 1905-1926. Leiden: E.J. Brill. p. 15. ISBN 978-90-04-07262-6.
- Ozan Arslan; Çınar Özen (2005). "The Rebirth of the Ottoman Committee of Union and Progress in Macedonia Through the Italian Freemasonry". Oriente Moderno. 85 (1): 96. doi:10.1163/22138617-08501005.
External links
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