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unusual facts about Ottoman Parliament



Besim Ömer Akalın

Besim Ömer was born in Istanbul on July 1, 1862 to Ömer Şevki Pasha, a deputy of Sinop Province in the first Ottoman parliament, and his wife Afife.

Şemsettin Günaltay

In 1915, Günaltay was elected to the Ottoman Parliament as deputy of Bilecik Province from the Committee of Union and Progress (CUP), and remained member of the parliament until its dissolution.


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Anadolu Agency

After Istanbul came under occupation on March 16, 1920 and the Ottoman parliament was annulled, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk called on all provinces to hold elections for a new parliament to be established in Ankara.

Bursalı Mehmet Tahir Bey

1906 from the Committee of Union and Progress later 'what will become involved in the various dissident formations Mehmed Tahir Bey, the Ottoman Parliament Mebusanı 1908–1912' in the 1908 to 1911 he participated in his capacity as deputy of the Ontario.