dec 6, 2003 - Young Turks (1908) Young Thrks called for universal suffrage, equality before the law, freedom of religion, free public education, secularization of the state, and the emancipation of women. In 1908 the Young Turks inspired an army coup that forced Abdul Hamid to restore parliament and the constitution of 1876. In 1909 they dethroned him and established Mehmed V Rashid as a puppet sultan.
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dec 6, 2003
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~ 21 years ago