Illegal acts at Yabanabad district in the 18th century
Just as they do everywhere, illegal acts disturbing the peace and order of the social life also took place frequently in the Ottoman society. They occured in all residential areas ranging from the villages to the cities, and were committed either by individuals or people banded together. The state a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Koc University, Vehbi Koc Ankara Studies Research Center (VEKAM)
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Ankara Araştırmaları Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.journalagent.com/jas/pdfs/JAS_1_1_51_65.pdf |
| Summary: | Just as they do everywhere, illegal acts disturbing the peace and order of the social life also took place frequently in the Ottoman society. They occured in all residential areas ranging from the villages to the cities, and were committed either by individuals or people banded together. The state administration, taking the public complaints seriously and seeking solutions for the sake of communal peace, always stood against those involved personally or collectively in cases of cruelty, especially in those of seizure of goods and usurping of money, encroachment of estate or mansion, and aggressions against one’s life. In this study, we investigated the illegal acts that took place at Yabanabad district of Ankara in the 18th century, with regard to the information and related regulations contained in the archival records and the law registers, so as to see into which events of this period were considered unlawful, how the victimized people reacted to illegal assaults, how the state treated those
involved in such crimes, and what sort of judicial proceedings were implemented in preventing these problems. |
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| ISSN: | 2147-8724 2147-8724 |