Chamber of Deputies

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The Chamber of Deputies was the elected lower house of the Ottoman Empire’s bicameral parliament, representing the empire’s population in legislative affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf legislative body
lower house of parliament
canBeDissolvedBy Ottoman sultan
surface form: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
constitutionalBasis Ottoman Constitution of 1876
country Ottoman Empire
dissolved 1920
dissolvedBy Allied occupation authorities in Istanbul
electorate male subjects of the Ottoman Empire (with property and tax qualifications, varying by period)
establishedDuring First Constitutional Era
firstEstablished 1876
hasParliamentaryChamber Ottoman Parliament
surface form: Senate of the Ottoman Empire
historicalEra late Ottoman period
houseType elected chamber
lower house
languageOfProceedings Ottoman Turkish
legislativeFunction budget approval
government oversight
lawmaking
representation of the empire’s population
meetingPlace Dolmabahce Palace
surface form: Dolmabahçe Palace (initially)

various buildings in Istanbul over time
meetsIn Istanbul
notablePoliticalForce Committee of Union and Progress
Freedom and Accord Party
numberOfMembers varied by electoral term
parliamentaryChamberOf Ottoman Empire
partOf Ottoman Parliament
surface form: General Assembly of the Ottoman Empire

Ottoman Parliament
reasonForDissolution Allied occupation authorities in Istanbul
surface form: Allied occupation of Istanbul after World War I
reestablished 1908
reestablishedDuring Second Constitutional Era
relatedInstitution Ottoman dynasty
surface form: Ottoman Sultanate

Ottoman chancery
surface form: Sublime Porte
represents Christian subjects of the Ottoman Empire
Jewish subjects of the Ottoman Empire
Muslim subjects of the Ottoman Empire
various ethnic groups of the Ottoman Empire
roleInGovernment could question and interpellate ministers
shared legislative authority with the Senate of the Ottoman Empire
significantEvent elections of 1908
elections of 1912 (known as the "election of clubs")
elections of 1914
elections of 1919
participation in Young Turk Revolution politics
succeededBy Grand National Assembly of Turkey
suspendedBy Sultan Abdul Hamid II
surface form: Abdülhamid II
suspendedIn 1878
votingSystem indirect elections
multi‑member constituencies

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Ottoman Parliament hasPart Chamber of Deputies
Kingdom of Egypt lowerHouse Chamber of Deputies