In the 2010 alternate history novel Behemoth by Scott Westerfeld, the Young Turk Revolution in 1908 fails, igniting a new revolution at the start of World War I.

Young Turk Revolution (July 3–23, 1908), revolt against the autocracy of the Ottoman sultan Abdulhamid II inspired by the Young Turk movement. It resulted in the restoration of a …

Dec 19, 2024 · The revolution revealed both the potential and the complexity of introducing constitutional governance into a deeply divided and beleaguered empire. The events of July …

On July 20, the population of Monastir revolted and seized all of the military supplies in the city. The revolt soon spread to other towns. One by one, the Young Turks were gaining control of …

The Young Turk Revolution of July 1908 reversed the suspension of the Ottoman parliament by Sultan the Abdul Hamid II, who abdicated, marking the return to Constitutional government.

Dec 19, 2025 · In this week’s podcast, I explored the Young Turk Revolution of 1908, a moment of profound hope and bitter disappointment that set the stage for the collapse of the Ottoman …

The revolution, long smouldering, broke out on 3 July I908 and took the form of a demand for the re-establish-ment of the constitution of I876, in abeyance since I878.

A lithograph celebrating the Young Turk Revolution featuring the sources of inspiration of the movement, Midhat Pasha, Prince Sabahaddin, Fuad Pasha and Namık Kemal, military leaders …

Dec 5, 2025 · In 1915, members of the Young Turk government directed Ottoman soldiers and their proxies in Eastern Anatolia, near the Russian front, to deport or execute millions of …

The uprising led to elections and a reconvening of the parliament, which the Committee hoped would enable the survival of the Ottoman Empire against rival imperial powers (Britain, France, …