proof of how the 19th-century foundation influenced early and modern Turkish history
The same trend has informed party politics till modern history, where the two parties that dominate the assembly of Turkey are the Congress Party and the Republican party. Following the long term assembly domination of the Republican party, the Congress party and its sympathizers decided to organize a government coup after the death of Mustafa Kemal in 1938. However, the republican remained dominant in the assembly until the 1950s. The Turkish government’s assembly has dominated a lot of power-making decisions and policies since Turkey became an independent republic. Apart from adopting the Republican constitution, the assembly is acknowledged in making decisions regarding religion, the emigration of Islam in Turkey, foreign relationships with other European nations, and, most important, the regulation of the nation’s armed forces. As explained in the above paragraph, the 19th century government was dominated by the assembly. It affected the government history then through establishing dominance flor the Republican party. The assembly’s dominance to modern history is visible through realizing that policies are still changed from the assembly through bills and laws. The current Turkish assembly, just like the previous, is still dominated by urban professional men, and very few Turkish peasants represent their own in the current Turkish assembly. The explanation above is proof of how the 19th-century foundation influenced early and modern Turkish history.
Another essential aspect of Modern Turkey influenced by the foundation of the 19th century is the Turkish economy. Between the years 1950 and 1960, The Turkish government was under the Democrats. The Democrats governed through the president and the prime minister. Later as modern history continued, the position of the Prime Minister became powerful than the president. The domination of the Prime minister over the president’s post is one of the ways in which the 19th-century democratic politics influenced the modern leadership history of the Turkish government. Apart from the introduction of the leadership of a Prime Minister, the Democrats were committed to program economic growth of Turkey. During the 1950s, there existed a shortage of foreign exchange. The mentioned shortage of foreign exchange handicapped the exporting industry. There was a favorable rise in the economy in the early 1950s, but the foreign exchange limitation worsened the situation. Inflation averaged to 15% annually and became a severe problem. Through the legislation, the Democratic government tried to pass laws that would control prices, but it did not work. At the end of the Democratic regime, the economy had worsened, with local expenditure worsening inflation rates. The fall of new investment continued, accompanied by severe housing problems and unemployment. The population was also growing at a rate of 10% per annum.
The analyzed economic inflation explains the genesis of Turkey’s involvement in foreign exchange and European Trade partnerships to stabilize the economy. Trade relationships have been established with France, UK, and other nations that have been willing to create trade partnerships with Turkey. Following the drop in the economy during the Democratic era, the current Turkish government has continued to focus on ways to strengthen the economy and avoid the 19th-century economic inflation from occurring once more. The monetary inflation of the 19th century explains the sluggish Turkish economy against other developed nations that attained independence during the same period when the Ottoman dynasty came to an end.
From the analysis above, it is clear that the 19th-century foundation and formation of the Republic of Turkey influenced a lot of Turkish history during the early periods and modern Turkey. This analysis has established ways in which the expelling of the Ottoman dynasty, the formation of a new government, and the 19th century period influenced Turkey’s issues, which include but are not limited to; leadership, governance, economy, and politics. These four issues discussed have influenced Turkish history up to modern times.