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Mehmed V
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The first Ottoman sultan whose powers were limited by the constitution; real power lay with the Committee of Union and Progress. In nine years the African and Balkan territories were lost and the empire entered the First World War.
Open the reign of Mehmed V on the mapFamily
| Father | Abdulmejid I |
|---|---|
| Mother | Gülcemal Kadın |
| Consorts | Kâmures Kadın, Dürriaden Kadın, Mihrengiz Kadın, Nazperver Kadın |
| Children | Mehmed Ziyaeddin, Ömer Hilmi, Mehmed Necmeddin, Refia Sultan |
Major achievements
- The constitution restored and, with the 1909 amendments, the sultan's powers limited by the constitution for the first time
- Accepted a symbolic role as monarch under the constitutional order
- Royal visits to Rumelia and Egypt
- The Ottoman Navy League and ships bought with public donations
- The Italo-Turkish and Balkan Wars; Edirne retaken in the Second Balkan War
- Alliance with Germany and entry into the First World War
Treaties
- Treaty of Ouchy (1912, Italy)
- Treaty of London (1913)
- Treaties of Bucharest and Constantinople (1913)
- Treaty of alliance with Germany (1914)
Grand viziers
| Name | From | To | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed Tevfik Pasha | April 13, 1909 | May 5, 1909 | |
| Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (term 2) | May 5, 1909 | January 12, 1910 | |
| İbrahim Hakkı Pasha | January 12, 1910 | September 29, 1911 | |
| Mehmed Said Pasha (term 8) | October 4, 1911 | July 17, 1912 | |
| Ahmed Muhtar Pasha | July 22, 1912 | October 29, 1912 | |
| Kâmil Pasha (term 4) | October 29, 1912 | January 23, 1913 | |
| Mahmud Şevket Pasha | January 23, 1913 | June 11, 1913 | |
| Said Halim Pasha | June 12, 1913 | February 3, 1917 | |
| Talat Pasha | February 4, 1917 | July 3, 1918 | 1 year, 149 days |
Battles and treaties
| Year | Event | Result / parties |
|---|---|---|
| 1912 | Treaty: Treaty of Ouchy | Kingdom of Italy |
| 1912 | Battle: Kumanovo | Serbian victory |
| 1913 | Campaign: Recapture of Edirne | Ottoman victory |
| 1913 | Treaty: Treaty of London | |
| 1913 | Treaty: Treaty of Bucharest | Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Greece, Montenegro |
| 1913 | Treaty: Treaty of Constantinople | Ottoman Empire, Kingdom of Bulgaria |
| 1914 | Treaty: Treaty of alliance with Germany | |
| 1915 | Battle: Gallipoli campaign | Ottoman victory |
| 1916 | Siege: Siege of Kut | Ottoman victory |
Full infoboxes are in the site’s “Battles and Treaties” tab; source: English Wikipedia.
Death
He died of diabetes and heart failure in Yıldız Palace in 1918 — he did not live to see the end of the war.
Territorial change
The lands that changed hands in this period, and the battles or treaties that brought the changes, can be seen on the map: map of the reign of Mehmed V.