ANTIOCH IN ALEPPO AHKÂM DEFTERS
HALEP AHKÂM DEFTERLERİNDE ANTAKYA

Author : Nezif CIKAY
Number of pages : 235-250

Abstract

In the Ottoman Empire, justice was tried to be established mainly in the kadı courts. In cases where the kadı courts cannot establish justice, Divan-ı Hümayun, which includes the highest judicial body in the center of the state, has served as a higher court. Ahkam Defters are the records that have been created for 17 provinces in the Ottoman geography since 1742 and contain public complaints. The main purpose in the formation of the Ahkam Defters is the establishment of justice, which cannot be established locally, by the center. Antioch is the biggest sanjak of Aleppo Province. Ahkam Defters are an indispensable resource for the history of the city in terms of providing a rich archive material including timar, foundations, debt-receivables, individual complaints, taxes, banditry and Muslim-Non-Muslim relations. These defters are also official documents that reflect the view of Divan-ı Hümayun, which represents the center of the state, to the countryside and the problems there.

Keywords

Antioch, Aleppo, Ahkam Defters, Complaint

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