1876 Ottoman coup d'état

1876 Ottoman coup d'état
	Part of the Decline and modernization of the Ottoman Empire
	; The alleged (disputed) photograph of Abdulaziz, supposedly taken after his deposition. In earlier photographs taken by Abdullah Frères the beard of Abdulaziz is partially white around his chin, which is not the case in this image. Differences in the shape of the skull and eyes are also among the disputed details.
Date	30 May 1876
Location	Ottoman Empire
Result	Sublime Porte victory Sultan Abdul Aziz is overthrown;
Belligerents
Sublime Porte; Ottoman Army; Young Ottomans	Ottoman Imperial Government
Commanders and leaders
Midhat Pasha; Hüseyin Avni Pasha; Süleyman Pasha; Mehmed Rüşdi Pasha; Hasan Hayrullah Efendi	Abdul Aziz ‡‡; Pertevniyal Sultan; Mahmud Nedim Pasha ; Supported by:; Nikolay Ignatyev (alleged)

On 30 May 1876, a bloodless military coup d'état occurred in the Ottoman capital of Istanbul, which resulted in the dethronement of the Ottoman Sultan Abdulaziz, and subsequently, the appointment of Murad V as the Sultan. The Ottoman Empire would be dominated by a constitutional committee chaired by Midhat Pasha for the next two years, a period known as the First Constitutional Era.