AN ANALYSIS ON THE OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF A SHARĪʿAH COURT: THE CASE OF OTTOMAN ÜSKÜDAR (1547-1551)
| dc.contributor.author | Faika ÇELİK | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-07-24T09:14:02Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-07-24T09:14:02Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Through a close reading of a single register found in the sixteenthcentury court record series of Üsküdar, this article introduces thereader to the operations of the Sharīʿah court of Üsküdar and its recordsfrom 1547 to 1551. By approaching the court records as both “text” and“document,” it explores the functions of the court, identifies the courtofficials, defines their roles, and delineates the role played by the qāḍī,his court and the local community in the administration of justice. Thisarticle can be read as a contribution to the newly emerging literatureon variations in the Sharīʿah courts in the Ottoman Empire in terms oftheir operations. As the recent literature including this present studydemonstrates, the duties of the local Sharīʿah court in the OttomanEmpire are neither singular nor monolithic. While some of the courtsprovided notarial and administrative services primarily, others acted assignificant sites for dispute resolution. Hence their operations wereprimarily judicial. What emerges from this study is that the court ofÜsküdar in the very middle of the sixteenth century primarilyfunctioned as a “public registry. | |
| dc.identifier.DOI-ID | 10.12730/13091719.2020.112.208 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1309-1786 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/25771 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.title | AN ANALYSIS ON THE OPERATIONS AND FUNCTIONS OF A SHARĪʿAH COURT: THE CASE OF OTTOMAN ÜSKÜDAR (1547-1551) | |
| dc.type | Araştırma Makalesi |