Ahmet Riza (English spelling)

...This was a successor to the activities of the New Ottoman Association, which was led by Namuk Kemal and others, who tried to introduce modern Western civilization and reform the Ottoman Empire. In 1897, the activities within the Ottoman Empire ceased, and the overseas activities of Ahmet Rıza (1859-1930) in Paris and others became the core of the association. In addition to Turks, representatives of the various ethnic groups under the Ottoman Empire, such as Arabs, Greeks, Kurds, Armenians, and Albanians, participated in the association. In 1902, the association split into a centralist faction that emphasized its position as Ottomans, and a decentralist faction that respected the movements of the various ethnic groups. In 1906, Kemal Atatürk, who had organized the Committee for Homeland and Freedom, joined the association, and the headquarters of the Committee for Unity and Progress was established in Thessaloniki. ...

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…これは，西欧近代文明を導入しオスマン帝国の改革を図ろうとしたナムク･ケマルらの新オスマン人協会の活動をうけつぐものであった。97年大弾圧によりオスマン帝国内の活動を停止，パリのアフメト･ルザAhmet Rıza(1859‐1930)らの海外活動が中心となり，トルコ人のほか，アラブ，ギリシア，クルド，アルメニア，アルバニアなどオスマン帝国下の諸民族の代表が参加するが，1902年，オスマン人としての立場を強調する中央集権派と諸民族の運動を尊重する地方分権派に分裂した。06年には，〈祖国と自由〉委員会を組織していたケマル･アタチュルクも加わり，テッサロニキに〈統一と進歩委員会〉本部を成立させた。…

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