Chamber of Deputies (Ottoman Empire)

The Chamber of Deputies of the Ottoman Empire ( Ottoman هيئت مبعوثان, IA Hey ʾ et -i ʿ Meb USAN ) was the lower house of the Ottoman Parliament.

By Sultan Abdulhamid II, the Chamber of Deputies was dissolved after only one and a half years and remained so for more than 30 years.

First Verfassungsära

The heyet -i Mebusan reflected the distribution of the Millets in the kingdom. In the second elections there were 69 representatives of the Muslim Millets and 46 representatives of other millets (Jews, Greeks, Armenians ).

Second Verfassungsära

The Second Verfassungsära of the Ottoman Empire began shortly after the Young Turkish Revolution in 1908 the constitutional monarchy restored. This period led to the creation of numerous political groups. A series of elections during this period led to the gradual rise of the Committee of Union and Progress ( " KEF "). The second largest party, the Freedom and Unity Party ( Liberal Union " LU ", Turkish Hurriyet ve itilaf ) was a coalition of parties led by Prince Sabahaddin. The Verfassungsära ended after the First World War, the occupation of Istanbul on 13 November 1918.