The Ali Kararname (Turkish: Kararnâme-i Âlî ) was a government decree that allowed for censorship in the Ottoman Empire. Issued in 1867, it allowed state officials to close down newspapers which they felt posed a threat to the regime.
Etymology
Kararname is a word from the Turkish language, meaning a government decree.
Purpose and result
It was the first serious attempt by the Ottoman government to restrict publications which published material opposing the governing elite. This decree was issued by Ali Pasha and later became known by his name. It did not succeed in its attempt to suppress the publication of the periodical publications; they became more numerous than ever.
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Nor did the Kararname-i Ali, or high decree of the Ottoman grand vizier, function to restrain the press at home. On the contrary, the increase in Turkish periodical publications was greater than ever.