Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 51329-h.htm or 51329-h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/51329/51329-h/51329-h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.org/files/51329/51329-h.zip) Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive. See https://archive.org/details/turkeyawakeningo00efkn Transcriber's note: Text enclosed by underscores is in italics (_italics_). [OE] represents the OE-ligature. [Illustration: THE ENTRANCE TO THE BLACK SEA] [Illustration: Oriental Series] TURKEY THE AWAKENING OF TURKEY THE TURKISH REVOLUTION OF 1908 by E. F. KNIGHT Volume XXI [Illustration: Crescent] J. B. MILLET COMPANY Boston and Tokyo Copyright, 1910 By J. B. Millet Co. The · Plimpton · Press [W · D · O] Norwood · Mass · U · S · A CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE EDITORIAL NOTE ix I THE TURKISH PEOPLE 1 II ATROCITIES 15 III EARLY REFORMERS 25 IV THE SPREAD OF CORRUPTION 35 V THE SPREAD OF EDUCATION 54 VI THE RISE OF THE YOUNG TURKS 64 VII DISCONTENT IN THE ARMY 87 VIII THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE 101 IX HOW THE REVOLUTION BEGAN 118 X THE STANDARD OF REVOLT 133 XI THE INSURRECTION IN BULGARIA 152 XII THE PALACE AND THE GREEKS 169 XIII A BLOODLESS VICTORY 185 XIV THE COMMITTEE’S ULTIMATUM 198 XV AFTER THE REVOLUTION 207 XVI EUROPEAN ASSISTANCE 222 XVII MUTINOUS PALACE GUARDS 238 XVIII PREPARING FOR SELF-RULE 249 XIX A STRONG ARMY NEEDED 261 XX THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT 281 XXI THE NEW SULTAN 297 INDEX 321 ILLUSTRATIONS Page The Entrance to the Black Sea _Frontispiece_ Imperial Palace of the Sweet Waters of Asia 64 Persian Market-woman in Street Dress 112 View of Constantinople 128 Chateau of Asia 224 View of Scutari 272 EDITORIAL NOTE