Abdul Hamid II and the removal of the constitution
Abdulhamid II, The Final Autocrat
The Ottoman Empire had many autocratic rulers from origin of its empire; some were prosperous while others were failures. Abdulhamid II was last autocratic ruler for the empire, and did not prosper. He was declared as a tyrant for suspending the Ottoman constitution. Abdulhamid II motivations for such actions were his needs for absolute power while there was opposition to the Ottoman Rule. When Abdulhamid II came into power he used sly tactics to stay in power and have absolute control; however people lost belief in him as fit ruler and that led to his downfall and the rise of the Young Turks and the new rulers of the Empire.
Abdulhamid II took the throne when there was intense crisis, which included loss of territory of the Empire, rebellion, and repression by the situations in Bosnia and Bulgaria. (Oschenwald & Fisher 311) There were two political groups proposing different solutions to the problems in the Empire. The first view was liberal and pro-western that favored a constitutional approach to solve the problem. The other was the conservative approach, which favored the strong rule by monarch. (Oschenwald & Fisher 311) The liberal party had many answers to the problem but Abdulhamid II violence was too much for the next sultan to handle, which left Abdulhamid II as the sultan. Abdulhamid II was towards the conservative side but he had to show support to the liberal party, so he appointed a liberal grand vizir. However, the grand vizir was soon exiled and the constitution was suspended.
His authority was superior since there was no constitution. His motivation for the dissolution of the constitution was centralized all power within himself. He also did not want a parliament to be formed because they could limit his powers and have checks on the sultan to see if he is abusing his powers. His actions spoke his intentions after he came into power
After coming into power he did many things to stop the liberal opposition.
The Ottoman Empire had many autocratic rulers from origin of its empire; some were prosperous while others were failures. Abdulhamid II was last autocratic ruler for the empire, and did not prosper. He was declared as a tyrant for suspending the Ottoman constitution. Abdulhamid II motivations for such actions were his needs for absolute power while there was opposition to the Ottoman Rule. When Abdulhamid II came into power he used sly tactics to stay in power and have absolute control; however people lost belief in him as fit ruler and that led to his downfall and the rise of the Young Turks and the new rulers of the Empire.
Abdulhamid II took the throne when there was intense crisis, which included loss of territory of the Empire, rebellion, and repression by the situations in Bosnia and Bulgaria. (Oschenwald & Fisher 311) There were two political groups proposing different solutions to the problems in the Empire. The first view was liberal and pro-western that favored a constitutional approach to solve the problem. The other was the conservative approach, which favored the strong rule by monarch. (Oschenwald & Fisher 311) The liberal party had many answers to the problem but Abdulhamid II violence was too much for the next sultan to handle, which left Abdulhamid II as the sultan. Abdulhamid II was towards the conservative side but he had to show support to the liberal party, so he appointed a liberal grand vizir. However, the grand vizir was soon exiled and the constitution was suspended.
His authority was superior since there was no constitution. His motivation for the dissolution of the constitution was centralized all power within himself. He also did not want a parliament to be formed because they could limit his powers and have checks on the sultan to see if he is abusing his powers. His actions spoke his intentions after he came into power
After coming into power he did many things to stop the liberal opposition.