The Kanûn-i Esâsî (????? ?????) was the first constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity.... of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923.... . Meaning "basic law
Basic Law
The term basic law is used in some places as an alternative to "constitution", implying it is a temporary but necessary measure without formal enactment of constitution.... " in Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish language
Ottoman Turkish is the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire. It contains extensive borrowings from Arabic language and Persian language languages and was written in a variant of the Arabic script.... , it was written by members of the Young Ottomans
Young Ottomans
The Young Ottomans were a group of Ottoman Turks nationalism intellectuals formed in 1865, influenced by such Western thinkers as Montesquieu and Rousseau and the French Revolution.... , particularly Ahmed Sefik Midhat Pasha
Ahmet Sefik Mithat Pasha
Ahmet Mithat Pasha was a dynamic, pro-Western, Turkish people reformer and statesman.The son of a civil judge, he was born at Der Saadet in 1822.... , during the reign of Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power".... Abdülhamid II
Abdul Hamid II
Abd?lhamid II, Abdul Hamid II or Abd Al-Hamid II Khan Ghazi, His Imperial Majesty, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire.... (1876–1909). The constitution was only in effect for two years, from 1876 to 1878.
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The Kanûn-i Esâsî (????? ?????) was the first constitution
Constitution
A constitution is a system for government — often codified as a written document — that establishes the rules and principles of an autonomous political entity.... of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire , also known by its contemporaries as the Turkish Empire or Turkey , was an empire that lasted from 1299?1923. It was Treaty of Lausanne by the Republic of Turkey, which was officially proclaimed on October 29, 1923.... . Meaning "basic law
Basic Law
The term basic law is used in some places as an alternative to "constitution", implying it is a temporary but necessary measure without formal enactment of constitution.... " in Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish language
Ottoman Turkish is the variety of the Turkish language that was used as the administrative and literary language of the Ottoman Empire. It contains extensive borrowings from Arabic language and Persian language languages and was written in a variant of the Arabic script.... , it was written by members of the Young Ottomans
Young Ottomans
The Young Ottomans were a group of Ottoman Turks nationalism intellectuals formed in 1865, influenced by such Western thinkers as Montesquieu and Rousseau and the French Revolution.... , particularly Ahmed Sefik Midhat Pasha
Ahmet Sefik Mithat Pasha
Ahmet Mithat Pasha was a dynamic, pro-Western, Turkish people reformer and statesman.The son of a civil judge, he was born at Der Saadet in 1822.... , during the reign of Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is an Islamic honorifics, with several historical meanings. Originally it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", or "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ???? sulah, meaning "authority" or "power".... Abdülhamid II
Abdul Hamid II
Abd?lhamid II, Abdul Hamid II or Abd Al-Hamid II Khan Ghazi, His Imperial Majesty, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire.... (1876–1909). The constitution was only in effect for two years, from 1876 to 1878.
The current Constitution of Turkey, ratified in 1982, establishes the organization of the government of the Republic of Turkey and sets out the principles and rules of the state's conduct along with its responsibilities towards its citizens....
