''Meşveret'' ( Ottoman Turkish: ''Consultation'') was a bimonthly magazine which existed between 1895 and 1898. Published in Paris the magazine was the first official organ of the

Committee of Union and Progress The Committee of Union and Progress (CUP) ( ota, اتحاد و ترقى جمعيتی, translit=İttihad ve Terakki Cemiyeti, script=Arab), later the Union and Progress Party ( ota, اتحاد و ترقى فرقه‌سی, translit=İttihad ve Tera ...

and was subtitled as “the media organ of the Ottoman Committee of Union and Progress".

History and profile

The first issue of ''Meşveret'' appeared on 1 December 1895.

Ahmet Rıza Ahmet Rıza Bey (1858 – 26 February 1930) was an Ottoman-born Turkish politician, educator, and a prominent member of the Young Turks, during the Second Constitutional Era of the Ottoman Empire. He was also a key early leader of the Committee ...

, exiled leader of the Committee of Union and Progress, was the cofounder and editor of the magazine which was published in Paris to support the policies of the Committee. The other founders included Albert Fua, Aristidi Efendi and Halil Ganem. The latter was also a regular contributor. The other major contributors included Mizancı Murat Bey, Şerafeddin Mağmumi and

Abdullah Cevdet Abdullah Cevdet ( ota, عبدالله جودت‎; tr, Abdullah Cevdet Karlıdağ; 9 September 1869 – 29 November 1932) was a Kurdish intellectual and physician in the Ottoman Empire. He was one of the founders of the Committee of Union an ...

who used the pseudonym “Bir Kürd” (A Kurd in English). From 7 December the magazine published a French supplement entitled ''Mechvéret supplément français''. ''Meşveret'' was published on a bimonthly basis. The magazine supported the adoption of a constitution in the Ottoman Empire and the abduction of Sultan Abdul Hamid who demanded the French authorities to take steps to reduce criticisms published in the magazine and also, to ban the periodicals and newspapers published by the Ottoman exiles in Paris. Upon Sultan's request Ahmet Rıza was detained by the French authorities. ''Meşveret'' ceased publication in 1898 after producing a total of thirty issues. The final issue was dated 7 May.

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