Mithatpaşa Avenue, Ankara, Turkey
Mithatpaşa is a Turkish name, and may refer to * Mithat Pasha, Ottoman Pasha * Mithatpaşa Avenue, Ankara * Mithatpasa railway station, Sakarya Province * Mithatpaşa Stadium, former name of BJK İnönü Stadium İnönü Stadium () was a football stadium in Istanbul, Turkey and the home ground of the football club Beşiktaş. Previously, the ground had also been shared with Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe. The ground was located in Dolmabahçe, close to D ...

Mithat Pasha
Ahmed Şefik Midhat Pasha (; 1822 – 26 April 1883) was an Ottoman politician, reformist, and statesman. He was the author of the Constitution of the Ottoman Empire. Midhat was born in Istanbul and educated from a private . In July 1872, he was appointed grand vizier by Abdulaziz (), though was removed in August. During the First Constitutional Era, in 1876, he co-founded the Ottoman Parliament. Midhat was noted as a kingmaker and leading Ottoman democrat. He was part of a governing elite which recognized the crisis the Empire was in and considered reform to be a dire need. Midhat was reportedly killed in al-Ta'if. Life Early life and family Ahmed Shefik Midhat Pasha was born in Istanbul in the Islamic month of Safar in 1238 AH, which began on 18 October 1822. His family consisted of well-established Muslim scholars. His father, Rusçuklu Mehmed Eşref, was a native of Ruse. The family seem to have been professed Bektashis. Born into an Ilmiye family, he received a pri ...
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Mithatpaşa Avenue
Mithatpaşa Avenue is one of the important streets and business centers of Ankara, Turkey. It is named after Mithat Pasha who is known as one of the proponents of Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ... constitution in the second half of the 19th century. Geography Mithatpaşa Avenue runs about in southwest to northwest direction. Kocatepe Mosque is at the south east end and Sıhhiye Square is at the northwest end. The street is a gentle ramp where the southeast end is about higher than the other end. Two other busy streets intersect with Mithatpaşa Avenue; Ziyagökalp Boulevard and Meşrutiyet Avenue. History During the early years of the Republic, Ankara was a small city. Modern Ankara was developed after the city was proclaimed the capital. ...
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