
This was followed up by the traumatic loss of almost all of the Empire's European territories west of Constantinople (now Istanbul) in the First Balkan War, and the return of a now radicalized CUP rule. The Italo-Turkish War saw the cession of the Empire's North African territories and the Dodecanese Islands, including Rhodes, during which the CUP was forced out of power by the military. He was succeeded by his half-brother Mehmed VI in the summer of 1918.Ĭoming to power in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt, his nine-year reign featured three coup d'etats and four wars. He succeeded his half-brother Abdul Hamid II after the 31 March Incident. Reşad was the son of Sultan Abdulmejid I. The first half of his reign was marked by contentious politicking between factions of the Young Turks, with the second half being headed by the Committee of Union and Progress and the Three Pashas. Mehmed V reigned as a constitutional monarch, interfering little when it came to government affairs, though the constitution was held with little respect by his governments.

Mehmed or Mehmed Reşad 2 November 1844 – 3 July 1918) reigned as the 35th and penultimate Ottoman Sultan ( r. 1909–1918).

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