Nam k Kemal’e G re “ ark Meselesi” ve Osmanl Devleti’ni kü e G türen Sorunlar/// According to Namik Kemal “Eastern Question” and the Problems that Lead to Collapse Ottoman State

Namik Kemal who is one of the most important representatives of Turkish thought world of 19th Century had written significant articles related to social, political and economical issues of Ottoman State, in addition to fundamental works in literature. Namik Kemal referred to social, political, and economical issues of Ottoman State within the framework of Eastern Question, and he provided solution suggestions to these problems. Namik Kemal who closely concerned Eastern Question and the events occurred around Eastern Question which are related to Ottoman State, and led the state to collapse, wrote substantial articles about this issue. While Namik Kemal examining “Eastern Question”, in a sense he analyzed the problems of Ottoman State. Thus, within the framework of Eastern Question, Namik Kemal clearly indicated the problems that led to collapse of Ottoman State in historical, social, political, and economical areas. In this study, within the framework of Eastern Question, we will try to move opinion of Nam k Kemal concerning the conditions which Ottoman Empire was in, and the problems led to collapse of Ottoman Empire to present.