Ministry of Justice (Ottoman Empire)

Imperial ministry of the Ottoman Empire

Ministry of Judicial Affairs
Agency overview
Ottoman Turkish: امورِ عدليه نظارتی Umur-ı Adliyye Nezâreti
Formed	1879
Superseding agency	Ministry of Judicial Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (2 May 1920)
Jurisdiction	Ottoman Empire
Headquarters	Constantinople

The Ministry of Justice (Ottoman Turkish: عدليه نظارتی; Turkish: Adliyye Nezâreti) was the justice ministry of the Ottoman Empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul). It also served as the Ministry of Religions.

It was established in 1879 as part of a reorganisation of the empire's legal system. Non-Muslim ecclesiastical authorities relied on the ministry. The ministry took control of the commercial courts and commercial appeal courts from the Ministry of Commerce. Nizamiye courts were administered in the ministry.

Ioannis Vithynos served in the justice ministry as the director of criminal investigations.

Ministry of Justice (Turkey) currently governs affairs in Turkey.

References

^ Young, George (1905). Corps de droit ottoman; recueil des codes, lois, règlements, ordonnances et actes les plus importants du droit intérieur, et d'études sur le droit coutumier de l'Empire ottoman (in French). Vol. 1. Clarendon Press. p. 160. "Il est remarqué que les autorites ecclesiastiques des Communautes non-musulmanes dependent du Ministere de la justice, qui est aussi le Ministere des Cultes."
Young, George (1905). Corps de droit ottoman; recueil des codes, lois, règlements, ordonnances et actes les plus importants du droit intérieur, et d'études sur le droit coutumier de l'Empire ottoman (in French). Vol. 1. Clarendon Press. p. 159.
Strauss, Johann (2010). "A Constitution for a Multilingual Empire: Translations of the Kanun-ı Esasi and Other Official Texts into Minority Languages". In Herzog, Christoph; Malek Sharif (eds.). The First Ottoman Experiment in Democracy. Wurzburg. pp. 21–51.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) (info page on book at Martin Luther University) - Cited: p. 32 (PDF p. 34)

State organisation of the Ottoman Empire

Central system

House of Osman

Government

Imperial Council (Porte) (classical period)	Grand Vizier Viziers Kazaskers Defterdars/Ministers of Finance Nişancı Reis ül-Küttab Dragoman of the Porte Birûn
Imperial Government (reform period)	Cadastre Bureau Ministry of Evkaf Ministry of Finance Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of the Interior Ministry of Justice Ministry of Trade and Agriculture Ministry of War
General Assembly (constitutional period)	Senate Chamber of Deputies (political parties)

Administrative
divisions

Millets	Islam Sheikh ul-Islam Christianity Eastern Orthodox Armenian Apostolic Syriac Orthodox Coptic Orthodox Judaism Hakham Bashi
Provincial	Eyalets Beylerbeys Vilayets Sanjaks Sanjakbeys Mutasarrifates Kazas/Kadiluks Vassal and tributary states Rayas

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