Emerging of Ottomanism in Turkish Thought and Its Effects on Turkish Political Life

Ottoman Empire reorganized various ethnic groups under its This can be replacebwith ‘reign’ as the system of Ottoman Nation. In this system, non-Muslim citizens lived in peace but their relationships with Muslim community were limited. With the effect of Nationalism Thought which appeared The French Revolution French Revolution in 1789, Christians in the Balkans Did you mean being aware or getting concious? their nationalities and started to rebel against central authority of Ottomans. Under these circumstances, to Maintain can be a betteroption the unity of the Empire and to readjust, The Rescript of Gulhane which was read by Mustafa Re？it Pasha was announced on 3rd November 1839 with the impact of Western. It was aimed to abolish gender and religion divergency and to equalize in law with The Rescript of Gulhane. After that, by Royal Edict of Reform on 28th February 1856, new rights were given to non-Muslim citizens and all the political and social regulations gained legal status with The Ottoman Basic Law in 1876. The essential objectives of these regulations were for the Muslim and non-Muslim citizens’ having secure uniformity with the upper identity “Ottomanism”. In parallel with these developments, Ottomanism Thought in the eye of intelligentsia and Ottoman executives came to the fore as a solution to ensure the unity of Empire. In this respect, Ottomanism was an idea bringing new initiatives such as common identity, citizenship etc. to Turkish political life