Ok, well not so much religious fanatic but devoted to the cause of Islam i guess.
How can you follow a pan-islamic propoganda politics without becoming a religious guy. is his character made his politics, or his politics created his character is unknown. Maybe both, but this absolute does not make him religious freak. Also, It is known, He did not tolerate more religious people like Mehmet Akif too.(It is interesting Mehmet Akif is more pan-islamist than Abdulhamit 2 himself.)
Also, He had non-muslim friends and people active at his palace.
Yes, it is understandable that his censorship was neccessary but what about the extent of the Armenian Massacres?
Aslanlar was not talking about armenian genocide. It is another issue happened at Abdulhamit 2 times.
It is a little unknown, How much Abdulhamit effected that hmmmm killings also lets not forget, Armenians tried to assasinate Abdulhamit 2. (And I should also add, numbers you took from armenian sources maybe a little wrong.)
Also, Abdulhamit was not a cruel character even he is power hungry. He did not killed his enemies(adversaries.). He generally exiled them.
He was responsible for the assasination of several prominant Arab intellectuals.
And I am curious about this. can you explain much about this with names.
@Kafka. I wasn't skeptical of his Armenian descent, i find it very interesting.
His mother may become cherkes too. Infact, I find it more probable.
Infact, It is not much interesting. Abdulhamit was not anti-armenian or anti any ethnic. His aim was to hold his counrty as whole. He fight against all type of people because of his ideas.
That is his main enemies are Turkish nationalists and that is also why, other nationalist are supported coup against Abdulhamit 2.
It is ironic armenians and greeks nationalists supported ittihatists against Abdulhamit 2.
Hmmm. well, maybe we can say, He was a little pro-kurdish. If I am not wrong, Kurds called Abdulhamit as father of kurds. He gained kurdish loyalty so much, Their loyalty to ottoman even surpassed Abdulhamit 2 himself or somehow even ottoman empire itself.
I think, his adversaries already talk about him with fine words after they suffered much and see result of their own work.
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I also remember, at the poet of Asım, Mehmet Akif said, "Hani nerde eski istibdat, arada bul şimdi." words are not same but meanings are.
Infact, He had even his fingerprint at TC. Builders of TC(include Ataturk.) took their education from schools which abdulhamit built.
Edited by Mortaza - 09-May-2008 at 07:57