The Young Turk Revolution of July 1908 reversed the suspension of the Ottoman parliament by Sultan Abdul Hamid II. It marked the return to Constitutional government and promoted the vision of a democratic multi-national state.
The Young Turk movement was inspired by the spirit of nationalism that was sweeping through Europe. It brought together various intellectuals, dissidents-most of who were exiled- and officers in the army to raise voices against the unjust system. The Bulgarians, Arabs, Jews, Armenians and Greeks within the Ottoman Empire also supported the movement.
In 1906, various Young Turk organizations combined to form the Committee on Union and Progress (CUP). The Committee then went on to govern the Empire for a period of ten years from 1908 to 1918.
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