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Turkish Parliament Dissolved

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Review and Herald Publishing Association · Takoma Park Station, Washington, D. C. · Aug 15, 1912

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 89, No. 33.

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Turkish Parliament Dissolved

— The Turkish parliament was dissolved by imperial decree on August 5, because it voted adversely to the sultan’s wishes. The decree sets forth that the duration of the deputies’ mandate as determined by the senate is confined to giving an arbitral decision regarding the constitutional questions at issue. The deputies having completed this task, it became necessary to terminate the existence of the chamber. “I consequently ordain,” concludes the sultan, “the closing of the chamber and fresh elections in conformity with the constitution.” The chamber refused to be dissolved, and passed a vote of want of confidence in the cabinet. The president of the chamber called at the palace to report the action of the chamber, but the sultan declined to receive him. Order prevails, but the troops are held in readiness at important points, and detachments are patrolling the streets.