Pertev Tevfik and His Tractate Titled as ‘Homeland Endangered’

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Written by Mr. Pertev Tevfik, the tractate named Homeland Endangered criticizes the practices of Committee of Union and Progress, and Suleyman Nazif’s essay titled as Politic with a Sword published in the newspaper “Rights” on July 25, 1912. Mr. Tevfik states that, even after four years following the declaration of the Constitution, justice and an administration in the spirit of constitutional monarchy could not be established, resulting in a reign of chaos and confusion where liberty and equality cannot prevail. He based his critique on Committee of Union and Progress on subjects such as the Committee s interference on governments, the army’s interference in politics, adoption of a monopolistic stance, the blocking of other political formations, lack of democracy due to interfering in elections. The study makes an analysis on the tractate titled as “Homeland Endangered” and Pertev Tevfik, who is a prominent political identity of the Second Constitutional Period.

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Pertev Tevfik , Homeland Endangered , Constitutional

Journal Of Turkish Research Institute

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Journal Of Turkish Research Institute