Chamber of Deputies (Ottoman Empire)
Chamber of Deputies مجلس مبعوثان Meclis-i Mebusan | |
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| Type | |
| Type | of the Ottoman Parliament |
| History | |
| Founded | 23 December 1876 23 July 1908 |
| Disbanded | 14 February 1878 11 April 1920 |
| Preceded by | Divan-ı Hümayun |
| Succeeded by | Grand National Assembly |
| Seats | 275 |
| Elections | |
| Electoral college | |
First election | 1877 |
Last election | 1919 |
| Meeting place | |
| Dolmabahçe Palace (1876-1878) Darülfünûn building (1876-1878, 1908) Çırağan Palace (1909) Cemile Sultan Palace (1910-1920) | |
| State organisation of the Ottoman Empire |
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| Classic period |
| Constitutional period |
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The Chamber of Deputies (Ottoman Turkish: مجلس مبعوثان Meclis-i meb'ūs̱ān; Turkish: Meclis-i Mebusân or Mebuslar Meclisi) of the Ottoman Empire was the lower house of the General Assembly, the Ottoman Parliament. Unlike the upper house, the Senate, the members of the Chamber of Deputies were elected by the general Ottoman populace, although suffrage was limited to men of a certain financial standing, among other restrictions that varied over the Chamber's lifetime.