Democratization in the Ottoman Empire and Democratic Identity of Kanun-？ Esasi

It was unthinkable that the idea of democratization which influenced the whole World, especially Europe, with the French Revolution, did not affect the Ottoman State and society. The Ottoman statesman and highbrowed people tried to use the democracy institutions and concepts which are recognized as the reason fort he progress of Europe as a means of the liberation of the Ottoman State. However, democracy had always been a struggle for the Ottoman State, and especially it was discussed whether the source of the sovereignty is divine or human. ？n this study, democracy struggle for about a century in the Ottoman Empire and eventually the point arrived at with Kanun-？ Esasi was evaluated by considering the period conditions