Topic: Ottoman modernization

7 articles · Porte Archive

• Mehmed Fuad Pasha — 2026-04-04

  Ottoman statesman and key figure in the Tanzimat reforms, serving as Grand Vizier.

• Ismail Pasha — 2026-03-28

  Khedive of Egypt who modernized Cairo and oversaw the construction of the Suez Canal.

• Sultan Abdulmecid I — 2026-03-25

  Ottoman sultan who implemented the Tanzimat reforms and issued the Hatt-ı Hümayun of 1856.

• Sultan Abdulaziz — 2026-03-25

  Ottoman sultan who promoted modernization but was deposed and died under mysterious circumstances.

• Mustafa Reşid Pasha — 2026-03-24

  Ottoman statesman who played a key role in the Tanzimat reforms.

• Sultan Mahmud II — 2026-03-24

  Ottoman sultan who abolished the Janissaries and initiated modernization reforms.

• Ahmed Riza — 2026-03-09

  A politician and philosopher who was a key figure in the Young Turk movement.