The Social Democrat Party (Ottoman Turkish: Sosyal Demokrat Fırkası) was a short-lived social democratic political party in the Ottoman Empire, founded in the aftermath of the First World War.[1][2][3] Notable members included Mehmet Esat Işık, Ata Atalay, Osman Nuri Eralp, Samipaşazade Sezai, Hamdi Bey, Yorgaki Efendi, Ubeydullah Bey, and Besim Ömer Akalın.
Social Democrat Party Sosyal Demokrat Fırkası | |
|---|---|
| Leader | Hasan Rıza |
| General Secretary | Yorgaki Habib |
| Last Leader | Mehmet Atıf Tüzün |
| Founded | December 1918, 22 |
| Dissolved | 1919 |
| Headquarters | 104 Kebir St. Şişli, Istanbul |
| Ideology | Fourteen Points Ottomanism Social democracy Representative democracy |
| Political position | Left-wing |
It was a member of the Second International. It sent a representative to the Sultanate Council, a faux-parliament organized by Mehmed VI and Damat Ferid Pasha in between the dissolution of the 5th parliament in 1918 and the 1919 general election. The party failed to win representation in the 1919 election.[3]
References
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- ^ a b Ünal, Yenal (15 July 2020). "A Contribution to Turkish History of Democracy Studies: Evolution of the Social Democracy Party and Its Program". Selçuk Üniversitesi Türkiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi – via www.academia.edu.
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