On This Day, 3 March 1924, the office of the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished by a decree of the Grand National Assembly…
On This Day, 3 March 1924, the office of the Ottoman Caliphate was abolished by a decree of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. As part of Atatürk’s reforms after the Ottoman Empire was replaced by the Republic of Turkey, Abdulmejid II was removed from his position as the last Ottoman caliph. The Islamic Caliphate … Read more