The Renewal Party ( ota, Teceddüt Fırkası) was a short-lived Ottoman political party. Following the defeat of the

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in the

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, the leaders of the governing party (

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) fled the Ottoman Empire. During the party's last congress held on 1–5 November 1918, the remaining party members decided to abolish the party, which was severely criticized by the public because of the defeat. However, they also decided to form a new party with a different name.Islam encyclopaedia
/ref> The Renewal Party was founded on 11 November 1918. The assets of the Union and Progress Party were transferred to the new party. The party chairman became Hüsnü Pasha, a member of the Ottoman Senate. Although the party lost its former executive power after the war, it was briefly the majority group in the parliament. But on 21 December 1918, the sultan abolished the parliament. Although the party continued, on 5 May 1919 it was disbanded by the government.Ottoman history page
/ref> Some members of the party like Hamit Hasancan and Mehmet Şeref Aykut joined the

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after it got dissolved, and served during the

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as the

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members. Some of them also took government offices like

Tevfik Rüştü Aras Tevfik Rüştü Aras (1883, Çanakkale – 5 January 1972, Istanbul) was a Turkish politician, serving as deputy and foreign minister of Turkey during the Atatürk era (1923–1938). He played a prominent role in the Armenian genocide. E ...

as the

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between 1925–1938, Reşit Galip as the Minister of National Education between 1932–1933 and

Şemsettin Günaltay Mehmet Şemsettin Günaltay (; 17 July 1883 – 19 October 1961) was a Turkish historian, politician, and Prime Minister of Turkey from 1949 to 1950. Biography Günaltay was born 1883 in the Kemaliye town of the Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Azi ...

as the

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between 1949 -1950.

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