Ottoman Empire Official Parliamentary Record 1920 Meclis-i Mebusan Zabıt Ceridesi

Meclis-i Mebusan Zabıt Ceridesi (Official Parliamentary Proceedings) – 4th Electoral Period, 1st Legislative Year, 23rd Session (1920)

Description:

This original Ottoman Turkish issue of the Meclis-i Mebusan Zabıt Ceridesi is an official parliamentary record documenting the proceedings of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies (Meclis-i Mebusan). The Zabıt Ceridesi recorded the speeches, discussions, legislative proposals and voting proceedings of parliamentary sessions, preserving the debates of the Ottoman legislature as an official contemporary record. This issue belongs to the 4th Electoral Period, 1st Legislative Year, and 23rd Session, and is dated 13 March 1336 (13 March 1920), a Saturday.

The Zabıt Ceridesi is one of the most important primary sources for studying the political, social and economic history of the final years of the Ottoman Empire. Unlike newspapers or later historical accounts, these official proceedings preserve parliamentary debates and the statements of deputies as part of the formal legislative record. They provide direct evidence of the issues discussed within the Ottoman parliament and the positions expressed during an exceptionally important period of political transition.

The Meclis-i Mebusan was a multi-ethnic and multi-community parliament, and its proceedings provide a valuable record of the different political perspectives represented within the late Ottoman state. Questions concerning the future of the empire, administration, legislation, regional affairs and the political direction of the country were debated from the parliamentary floor. The Zabıt Cerideleri therefore offer collectors and researchers an opportunity to encounter these discussions through an original contemporary source.

This particular issue was published only days before the final closure of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies in March 1920, placing it within one of the most significant moments of the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Turkish national government. The parliamentary records of this period are especially important for understanding the political atmosphere surrounding the final months of the Meclis-i Mebusan and the decisions that shaped the subsequent course of Turkish political history.

As an original Ottoman parliamentary publication, this issue is an important piece of political and legislative ephemera. For collectors, it represents an authentic contemporary record from the final days of the Ottoman parliament and provides a direct historical window into the debates and institutional life of the Ottoman state in 1920.

Key Features:

• Type: Original Ottoman parliamentary record / official proceedings journal

• Publication: Meclis-i Mebusan Zabıt Ceridesi

• Date: 13 March 1336 (13 March 1920)

• Day: Saturday

• Electoral Period: 4th Electoral Period

• Legislative Year: 1st Legislative Year

• Session: 23rd Session

• Language: Ottoman Turkish

• Institution: Ottoman Chamber of Deputies (Meclis-i Mebusan)

• Subject: Official parliamentary speeches, debates, legislative proceedings and voting records

• Historical Context: Published during the final days of the Ottoman Chamber of Deputies shortly before its closure in March 1920

• Historical Significance: A primary source documenting the political and legislative proceedings of the final period of the Ottoman parliament

• Collectible Significance: Particularly valuable for collectors and researchers of Ottoman political history, parliamentary history, legislative documents and the final years of the Ottoman Empire

• Condition: Medium condition, with age-related wear and deterioration.