The Turkish Grand National Assembly abolishes the Ottoman caliphate and exiles Abdulmecid II, ending thirteen centuries of the caliphal institution; the question of leadership of the Muslim community, open since 632, stands open in a new form.
Tagged: Modern Reformist Islam Muslim Sunni Islam
The Event
- Date
- 1924 (exact)
- Era
- Modern; Standard periodization of Islamic history
- Location
- Ankara and Istanbul; today Türkiye
- Traditions
- Islam
- Streams
- Sunni Islam, Modern Reformist Islam
- Key figures
- Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Abdulmecid II
Connections
Primary Sources
- Turkish Grand National Assembly, Law of 3 March 1924
Secondary Sources
- Gelvin, The Modern Middle East: A History (Oxford, 4th ed. 2016)
- Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples (Faber, 1991)
Provenance: HIST-0249; confidence 0.95; accessed 2026-10-27.
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