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| Born | 8 December 1839 Istanbul,Ottoman Empire |
| Died | 20 May 1878(1878-05-20) (aged 38) Istanbul, Ottoman Empire |
| Occupation | Educator |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
Ali Suavi (Ottoman Turkish:علی سعاوی; 8 December 1839 – 20 May 1878) was anOttoman Turk political activist, journalist, educator, theologian and reformer. He was exiled toKastamonu because of his writings againstOttoman SultanAbdülaziz. He is one of the firstPan-Turkists in the Ottoman period.[1][2]
He taught at an elementary school inBursa, preached at theSehzade Mosque inConstantinople (nowIstanbul), wrote for Filip (Philip) Efendi’s newspaperMuhbir, and worked in different positions at offices inSimav,Plovdiv, andSofia. He was a member of theYoung Ottomans and editor of its official journal. He was also one of the contributors of pan-Islamist newspaperBasiret.[3]
In 1867 he escaped prosecution by fleeing toParis along with fellow Young OttomansNamık Kemal andZiya Pasha, where he stayed untilAbdülaziz was dethroned in 1876.[4] With his background in journalism, Suavi was placed in charge of the first Young Ottoman publication to appear in Europe,Muhbir. The newspaper eventually became an embarrassment to the Young Ottomans, who soon thereafter requested that Suavi remove the Young Ottoman association with the publication. Suavi drifted around to various cities in Europe and grew bitter against the Young Ottomans, continuing to publish in other venues, including a newspaper named "Ulûm Gazetesi" (Journal of Sciences) he wrote, edited, and published himself.[5] He lambasted both the republican Young Ottomans and the monarchist Ottoman Sultan's government alike as enemies of the people. Despite his opposition to the contemporary Sultan's government, Suavi's writings showed great respect to the institution of the Sultan, which in his belief would best be filled, for the common good of the people, by anenlightened absolutist.
After the conservativeAbdul Hamid II became sultan, Suavi attempted a coup in 1878 known as theÇırağan incident in an attempt to end the increasing authoritarianism and reinstallMurad V, who had been sympathetic to liberal ideals. The coup failed and Ali Suavi was killed in the attempt. According to "İngiliz" ("English") Said Pasha,[6] moments before his death, Ali Suavi took Murad's arm and said to him, "O our Lord, come, deliver us from the Muscovites." ("Aman efendimiz, gel bizi Moskoflardan ḫalâṣ et.")[7]
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