The Debate In The Ottoman Parliament On The Law For The Churches And Schools Of The Patriarchate And Exarchate
Abstract
Members of Parliament in the Ottoman Parliament, took an active part in the parliamentary debate during the introduction of the law that regulated the competences of the Greek Patriarchate (Rum) and the Bulgarian Exarchate. After the parliamentary commission submits the law for parliamentary debate and approval of the same, some Albanian MPs also submitted an amendment for the partial amendment of the law in question. The parliamentary debate lasted for three parliamentary sessions during the years 1908-1909. Some MPs gave their arguments that the law in question did not ensure the use of the Albanian language in churches or schools that were under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate or the Exarchate. The debate was also complicated by the limited powers of the Ministry of Education, whose powers at that time had not yet been defined by law for schools that were under the jurisdiction of the Patriarchate and the Exarchate.
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