Ottomanism
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Ottomanism was a late 19th- and early 20th-century political ideology in the Ottoman Empire that sought to create a unified, supranational Ottoman identity transcending ethnic and religious divisions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ottoman political concept
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political ideology ⓘ state ideology ⓘ supranational ideology ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
create a unified Ottoman identity
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integrate non-Muslim subjects into the Ottoman polity ⓘ prevent separatist nationalism ⓘ strengthen loyalty to the Ottoman state ⓘ transcend ethnic divisions ⓘ transcend religious divisions ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ottoman constitutionalism
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Tanzimat reforms NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Ottomans NERFINISHED ⓘ Young Turks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | equality of all Ottoman subjects before the law ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Arab nationalism
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Turkish nationalism ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
shared political identity over communal identities
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supranational Ottoman patriotism ⓘ |
| declinedBecauseOf |
World War I
NERFINISHED
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loss of Ottoman territories ⓘ rise of ethnic nationalisms ⓘ |
| developedIn | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emergedIn | late 19th century ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | multiethnic Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European nationalism
ⓘ
French Revolution ideals ⓘ liberal constitutionalism ⓘ |
| keyEventContext |
First Constitutional Era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Constitutional Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languagePolicyAspect | promotion of Ottoman Turkish as administrative language ⓘ |
| legalExpression | Ottoman Basic Law of 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| normativePrinciple |
civic equality
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shared allegiance to the dynasty and constitution ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
ethnic nationalism within the empire
ⓘ
separatist movements in the Balkans ⓘ |
| politicalGoal |
modernization of the Ottoman state
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preservation of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| promotedConcept |
Ottoman citizenship
NERFINISHED
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legal equality of Muslims and non-Muslims ⓘ unity of all subjects under the Ottoman sultan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pan-Islamism
ⓘ
Pan-Turkism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soughtToReform | millet system ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
some Ottoman bureaucrats
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some Ottoman intellectuals ⓘ |
| viewedSubjectsAs | equal Ottomans regardless of religion ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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subject surface form:
Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha