Introduction: Political culture of conspiracy -- 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
Summary
In thisaccount of thepolitical culture of Ottoman rule in the late nineteenth century and the forces of opposition against it, the author examines a number of key political conspiracies and how these relate to the notion of legitimacy. In analysing the structure of these conspiracies, the motives and aims of the plotters, and their style of contestation, theauthor provides a detailedevaluation ofOttoman political culture of the period
