02303cam a22003253u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000500012624500680017626400510024430000470029533600260034233700260036833800360039450000310043050801890046152011230065053400450177365300300181865300350184865300510188385600430193451329UtSlPG20260610134200.0mcr n260607r2016||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a11007749  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aDR1 aKnight, E. F.q(Edward Frederick),d1852-192510aTurkey; the Awakening of Turkey; the Turkish Revolution of 1908 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2016  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2016-02-29  aE-text prepared by Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)  a"Turkey; the Awakening of Turkey; the Turkish Revolution of 1908" by E. F. Knight is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the decline of the Ottoman Empire and the socio-political transformations leading to the Turkish Revolution of 1908. It explores the struggles within the empire, the rise of reformist groups like the Young Turks, and the effects of foreign political intrigue on Turkey's fate.   The opening of the text introduces the historical context of Turkey, detailing its expansion and eventual decline as a powerful empire. It discusses how internal corruption, external pressures from Christian powers, and revolts from within its provinces contributed to its disintegration. The author highlights how these challenges culminated in a desperate movement among Turks, led by the Young Turks, to reclaim their homeland through reform and national unity. The narrative paints a picture of a people on the brink of awakening, inspired to fight for a better governance system and the reconstruction of their national identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aEastern question (Balkan)  aTurkey -- History -- 1878-1909  aTurkey -- Politics and government -- 1878-190940uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51329