3rd Chamber of Deputies of the Ottoman Empire explained

3rd Chamber of Deputies of the Ottoman Empire
Preceded By:2nd Chamber of Deputies
Succeeded By:4th Chamber of Deputies
Seats:275 deputies
Leader1 Type:President of the Chamber of Deputies
Leader1:Ahmet Rıza
Leader2 Type:Vice-president of the Chamber of Deputies
Leader2:Ruhi al-Khalidi,
Mehmet Talat
Voting System1:Electoral college
Next Election1:April 1912
Last Election1:December 1908

The Third Chamber of Deputies of the Ottoman Empire was elected in the 1908 Ottoman general election, which was called following the Young Turk Revolution. The new parliament consisted of 147 Turks, 60 Arabs, 27 Albanians, 26 Greeks (Rum), 14 Armenians, 10 Slavs, and four Jews.[1] Including the amount of deputies elected in by-elections, the total amount of seats included 288 deputies. On 17 January 1912, through an imperial decree, the Sultan Mehmed V dissolved the Chamber of Deputies and called for new elections within three months.[2]

Members

VilayetElectoral District/SancakDeputyPartyEthnicity
KosovoPrishtinaMustafa Hamdi EfendiUnion and ProgressAlbanian
Hasan Prishtina
Serbian Democratic LeagueSlav (Serb)
Shaban PashaIndependentAlbanian
Hysen Fuad Pasha
İpek (Peja)Union and ProgressTurk
Bedri BeyIndependentAlbanian
Ahmed Hamdi Efendi
Ali Haydar Efendi
Seniçe (Sjenica)Hasan Muhiddin EfendiIndependentAlbanian
Taşlıça (Pljevlja)Ali Vasfi BeyIndependentAlbanian
Üsküp (Skopye)Bulgarian Constitutional ClubsSlav (Bulgarian)
Aleksander Pavlos EfendiIndependentRum
Mehmet Nexhip DragaAlbanian
Hoxha Said EfendiUnknown
ScutariScutari (Shkodër)IndependentAlbanian
Reza Bey
Shakir Bey
Draç (Durrës)Essad Pasha ToptaniIndependentAlbanian
YanyaYanya (Ioannina)Dimitraki Kingos EfendiIndependentRum
Konstantin Sorla Efendi
Delvina (Gjirokastër)Mamapulos EfendiIndependentRum
Mufid LibohovaAlbanian
Avlona (Berat)Ismail QemaliIndependentAlbanian
Aziz Pasha Vrioni
Çamlık (Preveza)Union and ProgressTurk
Hamdi ÇamiIndependentAlbanian
MonastirMonastir (Bitola)Bulgarian Constitutional ClubsBulgarian
Ali Vasfi BeyIndependentAlbanian
Traianos NallisRum
Slav (Serb)
Görice (Korçë)Shahin Teki KolonjaIndependentAlbanian
Filip MișeaSlav (Aromanian)
Debre (Debar)Basri Bey DukagjiniIndependentAlbanian
Shefqet (Enön) Bey
Ismail Bey
PrizrenPrezrinli Yaliya BeyIndependentAlbanian
Mehmet Emin Efendi
Suleyman Sherif Efendi
Vehbi EfendiUnknown
ElbasanHoxha Ali EfendiUnion and ProgressAlbanian
Independent
Serfiğe (Servia)Socialist PartyRum
Independent
SalonicaSelanik (Thessaloniki)Mehmed CavidUnion and ProgressTurk
Mustafa Rahmi (Arslan)
Emmanuel KarasuJewish
Dimitar VlahofPeople's Federative PartySlav (Bulgarian)
IndependentRum
Siroz (Serrez)Midhat Şükrü (Bleda)Union and ProgressTurk
Derviş Ragıp Bey
People's Federative PartySlav (Bulgarian)
IndependentRum
Yusuf Naşid BeyTurk
DramaRıza BeyUnion and ProgressTurk
Agâh BeyIndependent
AdrianopleGümülcine (Komotini)Gümülcineli İsmail HakkıUnion and ProgressTurk
Mehmed Arif Bey
Independent
Dedeağaç (Alexandroupoli)Süleyman BeyUnion and ProgressTurk
GeliboluTrayan Narlı EfendiIndependentArmenian
Rodosto (Tekirdağ)Union and ProgressTurk
Armenian
Independent
Adrianople (Edirne)Mehmed Faik (Kaltakkıran)Union and ProgressTurk
Mehmed Talat
Rıza Tevfik (Bölükbaşı)
Independent
Kırkkilise (Kırklareli)Union and ProgressTurk
Mustafa Arif (Deymer)
IndependentÇatalcaIndependentRum
ConstantinopleConstantinople (İstanbul)Union and ProgressTurk
Ahmet Rıza
Hüseyin Cahid (Yalçın)
Jewish
Armenian
Krikor ZohrabLiberty Party
Rum
Freedom and Accord PartyArab
Konstantin Konstantinidi EfendiIndependentRum
IndependentİzmitHazız Rüşdü BeyIndependentTurk
Rum
HüdavendigârBursaUnion and ProgressTurk
Bursalı Mehmet Tahir
Independent
Hayri Bey
Abdullah Sabri Efendi
Ertugrul (Bilecik)Mehmet Sıktı BeyUnion and ProgressTurk
Independent
Karahisarı Sahib (Afyon)Rıza PashaUnion and ProgressTurk
Independent
Salim Efendi
KütahyaUnion and ProgressTurk
Ahmed Ferid (Tek)
Hasan Tahsin (Aynî)Independent
Hatibzade Ahmed Cemal Bey
Kitapsız Mustafa Saffet Pasha
IndependentBigaArif İsmet BeyUnion and ProgressTurk
Atıf (Kamçıl)
Timurcuzade Mustafa BeyIndependent
Seyyid Ali Rıza Bey
ArchipelagoLimni (Lemnos)IndependentRum
Midilli (Lesbos)Panayot Bostani EfendiIndependentRum
Sakız (Chios)Mihailki Chelebidi EfendiIndependentRum
RhodesIndependentRum
AydınMenteşe (Muğla)Milâslı Halil (Menteşe)Union and ProgressTurk
Independent
DenizliUnion and ProgressTurk
Ahmed Muhib EfendiIndependent
AydınUnion and ProgressTurk
Independent
Smyrna (İzmir)Union and ProgressJewish
Rum
Emmanouil Emmanouilidis
Pavlos Karolidis
Turk
Independent
Armenian
Saruhan (Manisa)Union and ProgressTurk
Independent
IndependentKaresi (Balıkesir)Socialist PartyTurk
Independent
Şefik Bey
Rum
KonyaKonyaUnion and ProgressTurk
Hacı Salim EfendiIndependent
Mehmed Emin Efendi
Mustafa Efendi
Hamid-i Abad (Isparta)Hacı Eşref BeyIndependentTurk
BurdurIndependentTurk
AntalyaEbüzziya TevfikIndependentTurk
Mehmed Hamdi (Yazır)
KastamonuKastamonuUnion and ProgressTurk
Yusuf Kemal (Tengirşek)
ÇankırıUnion and ProgressTurk
SinopUnion and ProgressTurk
Rıza NurIndependent
IndependentBoluUnion and ProgressTurk
Independent
Şerefettin Bey
Mustafa Zeki Efendi
AnkaraAnkaraUnion and ProgressTurk
Liberty Party
Independent
NiğdeUnion and ProgressTurk
Fahreddin Efendi (Kurtoğlu?)Independent
Muhiddin Bey
Georgios KourtoglouRum
KayseriIndependentTurk
KırşehirIndependentTurk
YozgatIndependentTurk
ÇorumUnion and ProgressTurk
Ali Osman Efendi
AdanaAdanaAli Münif (Yeğenağa)Union and ProgressTurk
Independent
Cebelibereket (Dörtyol)Mehmed Reşid BeyIndependentTurk
KozanHampartsoum BoyadjianHunchakian PartyArmenian
İçelMahmud Bayram EfendiIndependentTurk
MersinAbdülhalim BeyIndependentTurk
Arif Hikmet Bey
IndependentCanik (Samsun)Mustafa NailUnion and ProgressTurk
Said Efendi
Abdullah BeyIndependent
Hacı Ahmed Hamdi Efendi
SivasAmasyaUnion and ProgressTurk
Independent
TokatHoca Mustafa SabriUnion and ProgressTurk
Independent
Karahisar-ı Şarkı (Şebinkarahisar)IndependentTurk
SivasNazaret DaghavarianArmenakan PartyArmenian
Ahmed Şükrü EfendiIndependentTurk
Dr. Hüsnü Bey
Mustafa Ziya Bey
IndependentUrfa (Şanlıurfa)Union and ProgressTurk
Mehmed Nadim BeyIndependent
DiyarbekirDiyarbakırIndependentKurd
Pirinççizade Aziz Feyzi
SiverekNurettin BeyIndependentTurk
ErganiIndependentArmenian
İbrahim EfendiTurk
MardinSaid BeyIndependentTurk
MemuretulazizMalatyaIndependentTurk
Keşşaf Efendi
Mehmed Tevfik Efendi
Memuretulaziz (Elazığ)IndependentTurk
Dersim (Tunceli)Ömer Lütfi FikriIndependentKurd
TrabzonGümüşhaneİbrahim Lütfi PashaIndependentTurk
Hayri Efendi
TrabzonAli Osman (Güley) BeyUnion and ProgressTurk
Mehmed Emin EfendiIndependent
Mahmud Mazhar Bey
Mahmud İmameddin
Saraçzade Ali Naki Efendi
Falcızade Mahmud
Matthaios KofidisRum
Lazistan (Rize)Ahmed PashaIndependentTurk
İbrahim Ferid Efendi
ErzurumErzurumKarakin PastermadjianArmenian Revolutionary FederationArmenian
Vartkes Serengülian
IndependentTurk
Şevket Bey
Kurd
BayazıtUnion and ProgressTurk
ErzincanIndependentTurk
BitlisGenç (Bingöl)IndependentTurk
MuşGegham Ter-KarapetianArmenian Revolutionary FederationArmenian
Union and ProgressTurk
BitlisArif EfendiIndependentTurk
SiirtAbdürrezak EfendiIndependentTurk
VanVanVahan PapazianArmenian Revolutionary FederationArmenian
Tevfik EfendiIndependentTurk
HakkariSayyid Taha EfendiIndependentArab
IndependentZorHızır Lütfi EfendiIndependentTurk
AleppoAleppoArtin BoşgezenyanUnion and ProgressArmenian
Mehmet Ali CenaniTurk
Arab
Independent
Rifat Bey (Bereketoğlu)
Amrizade Muhammed Bahaeddin
Mari Pasha al-Mallah
Mesud Efendi
Maraş (Kahramanmaraş)Hasan Fehmi EfendiIndependentTurk
Mehmed Şükrü Bey
Vahan EfendiArmenian
BeirutTrablusşam (Tripoli, Lebanon)Union and ProgressTurk
BeirutUnion and ProgressArab
Independent
Suleyman al-Boustani
AcreAs'ad ShukeiriIndependentArab
NablusAhmed Hammash EfendiIndependentArab
Lazikiye (Latakia)Muhammed Arslan BeyUnion and ProgressArab
Independent
SyriaDamascusShukri al-AsaliIndependentArab
Chuhadarzade Sulayman
Muhammad Ajlani Efendi
HamaAbdul Hamid al-ZahrawiUnion and ProgressArab
Khalid al-Berazi BeyIndependent
HomsMustafa bin Kaddawe BeyIndependentArab
Havran (Hebron)IndependentArab
KarakTawfiq al-Mejali EfendiIndependentArab
IndependentJerusalemRuhi al-KhalidiUnion and ProgressArab
Hafiz as-Said EfendiIndependent
Tahir al-Husayini Bey
HejazHejazSharif Abdullah bin Al-HusseinIndependentArab
Hasan Sheybi Efendi
JeddahQasim Zeynel EfendiIndependentArab
IndependentMedinaAbdul Qadir Hashmi EfendiIndependentArab
YemenAsirSheikh Ahmed EfendiIndependentArab
Ali bin Hassan Efendi
Ferraj Said BeyTurk
TaizSheikh Salih Senidar EfendiIndependentArab
SanaaSharif Hussein bin Ali PashaIndependentArab
Said Ali bin Hussein Efendi
Said Ahmed Jenani Bey
Hussein al-Khalili
Said Ahmed Yahya al-Keysi
Qadi Muhammed Makhafi Efendi
Said Ali Muta Efendi
Hussein Abdul Qadir Bin AliUnknown
Al HudaydahSaid Muhammed AbdurrahmanIndependentArab
Hadi al-Rezak Efendi
Ali Suwayd Efendi
Mahmud Nedim BeyTurk
Tehir Recep Bey
BasraBasraKarataşzade Abdülvehap PashaIndependentTurk (?)
Arab
Talip ibn Rajab
MüntefikFerid Pashazade AbdunmuhsinUnion and ProgressArab
Refet Senewi EfendiIndependent
Hızır EfendiTurk
AmmareIndependentArab
Hussein al-Alwan
Muhammed Selim
BaghdadKerbalaIndependentArab
BaghdadSassoon EskellUnion and ProgressJewish
IndependentArab
Kurd
DivaniyeIndependentArab
MosulKirkukIndependentTurk (?)
Salih PashaArab
SulaymaniyahUnion and ProgressArab
MosulIndependentAssyrian
Arab
TripolitaniaTrablusgarp (Tripoli, Libya)Ferhad EfendiIndependentArab
Turk
Sadık Bey
Cebel-i-garbiSulayman al-BaruniIndependentArab
FezzanUnion and ProgressTurk
Hajji BeyIndependentArab
IndependentBengaziÖmer Mansur PashaIndependentTurk

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Myron E. Weiner, Ergun Özbudun (1987) Competitive Elections in Developing Countries, Duke University Press, p334
  2. Book: Kansu, Aykut . Politics in Post-revolutionary Turkey, 1908-1913. 2000. Brill . 978-90-04-11587-3. 319.