Riedler, Florian.

Opposition and legitimacy in the Ottoman Empire : conspiracies and political cultures / Florian Riedler. - Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2011. - ix, 114 p. ; 25 cm. - SOAS/Routledge studies on the Middle East ; 15 .

"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [104]-110) and index.

A sheikh and an officer : the Society of Martyrs and the Kuleli incident -- New and old forms of opposition : the Young Ottomans and the Vocation Group -- How to exchange sultans : the successful coup against Abdülaziz -- War and refugees : Ali Suavi and the Çiragan incident -- Bourgeois conspirators : the Skalieri-Aziz Committee -- Conclusion: The Tanzimat and beyond.

9780415580441 (hbk.) 9780203834879 (ebook)

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Political culture--History--Turkey--19th century.
Conspiracies--History--Turkey--19th century.
Political activists--History--Turkey--19th century.
Social change--History--Turkey--19th century.
Opposition (Political science)--History--Turkey--19th century.
Legitimacy of governments--History--Turkey--19th century.
Police--Turkey--Records and correspondence.


Turkey--Politics and government--1829-1878.
Turkey--History--Tanzimat, 1839-1876.
Turkey--History--Tanzimat, 1839-1876--Sources.

DR565 / .R54 2011

956/.015