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Term · Reform and the final era
Also known as: Meclis-i Mebusan
The lower house of the Ottoman parliament, made up of deputies elected by the people.
The first Ottoman parliament opened on 19 March 1877 in the Dolmabahçe Palace. The last Ottoman Chamber of Deputies met on 12 January 1920 and proclaimed the National Pact; after the Allied occupation of Istanbul on 16 March 1920 it could no longer function.
Open the map in 1877Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, article “MECLİS-i MEB‘ÛSAN” (in Turkish); text condensed for the atlas.