https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_of_the_late_Ottoman_Empire
The Ottoman Empire was a bicameral system, with a lower house, the popularly elected Chamber of Deputies, and an upper house, the Senate, whos members were appointed by the Sultan..Collectively, both chambers were known as the General Assembly.After the 31 March Incident in 1909, the constitution was amended to delegate the popularly elected lower house: …