ARMENIANS IN 1914 CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES (MECLIS-I MEBUSAN) ELECTIONS AS REFLECTED IN OTTOMAN PRESS AT THE TIME

HALICI Ş.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF HISTORY-TARIH DERGISI, sa.62, ss.127-180, 2015 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF HISTORY-TARIH DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.127-180
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: 1914 Elections, The Goverment/Party of Union and Progress (Ittihat and Terakki), Armenian Patriarchate, Dasnaksutyun Party
  • Anadolu Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This article sheds light on the policies followed by Armenian religious and political representatives and their impacts during 1914 Majlis-i Mebusan elections. It is also important to depict the legal foundations of the elections and the relations between the Goverment/Party of Union and Progress (Ittihat and Terakki) and Armenian religious/party groups. Afterwards, this study evaluates the attitudes of Armenian leaders oriented the intervention of European governments to search for external debt and reform attempts planned to be carried out in eastern cities before 1914 elections. Moreover, the efforts by the Armenian groups to reach a consensus with Patriarchate during the period of elections are discussed in the process of 1915 deportation law on Armenian deputies.