"The Hamidian period has achieved the reputation of being the most despotic and centralized era in modern Ottoman history. That it was despotic and that centralization was a major goal cannot be debated..."*
*I do not want to imply that every article/book/source on this blog is without merit. For example this article is for the most part very good but that doesn't preclude it from making the occasional surprisingly obtuse statement.
From:
The Politics of Unity: Hamidian Policy in Eastern Anatolia by Stephen Duguid
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