''Kanun-i Esasi'' (

Ottoman Turkish Ottoman Turkish ( ota, لِسانِ عُثمانى, Lisân-ı Osmânî, ; tr, Osmanlı Türkçesi) was the standardized register of the Turkish language used by the citizens of the Ottoman Empire (14th to 20th centuries CE). It borrowed extens ...

: Constitution) was one of the publications which were affiliated with the Young Turks, members of the Committee of Union and Progress. It was published by the exiled committee members in Cairo in the period 1896–1899.

History and profile

''Kanun-i Esasi'' was launched by a group known as the Young Turks in Cairo on 21 December 1896. The group was led by

Hoca Kadri Efendi Hoca Kadri Efendi (1855–1918) was an Ottoman teacher, journalist and political figure who was among the early figures of the Young Turks which would form the Committee of Union and Progress. Early life and education Kadri was born in a vill ...

and Sheikh Alizade Muhyiddin who were members of the Cairo branch of the Committee of Union and Progress. They supported the Geneva faction of the Committee. The magazine was published weekly by a publishing house with the same name on Mondays. The goal of ''Kanun-i Esasi'' was announced as informing the people and liberating the “sacred homeland” on the grounds of

Sharia Sharia (; ar, شريعة, sharīʿa ) is a body of religious law that forms a part of the Islamic tradition. It is derived from the religious precepts of Islam and is based on the sacred scriptures of Islam, particularly the Quran and the H ...

and

patriotism Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and sense of attachment to one's country. This attachment can be a combination of many different feelings, language relating to one's own homeland, including ethnic, cultural, political or histor ...

. It covered articles concerning the policies of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulhamit, the Islamic caliphate and Muslim world. The magazine adopted a

pan-Islamic Pan-Islamism ( ar, الوحدة الإسلامية) is a political movement advocating the unity of Muslims under one Islamic country or state – often a caliphate – or an international organization with Islamic principles. Pan-Islamism was ...

political stance. It advocated the rejection of the discrimination of Muslims due to their sects. The weekly existed until 1899.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kanun Esasi 1896 establishments in Egypt 1899 establishments in Egypt Committee of Union and Progress Turkish-language magazines Defunct political magazines published in Egypt Islamic magazines Magazines established in 1896 Magazines disestablished in 1899 Weekly magazines published in Egypt Magazines published in Cairo