THE PLACE OF RATIONAL THOUGHT AND CONSULTATION IN THE OTTOMAN THOUGHT
The basic principles of the governmentality is one of most prominent topics of the Ottoman political writers. Because of the continuing growth and empowerment of the central bureaucracy, the principles which represent the professional values of the bureaucrats have found a place in the nasihatnam...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sada Institute of Art and Language Studies
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Ulakbilge: Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ulakbilge.com/makale/pdf/1489086906.pdf |
| Summary: | The basic principles of the governmentality is one of most prominent topics of
the Ottoman political writers. Because of the continuing growth and empowerment of
the central bureaucracy, the principles which represent the professional values of the
bureaucrats have found a place in the nasihatname writings. Per nasihatname writers,
the Empire should have been governed in accordance with the suggestions of the
educated and wise advisors. In this regard, the concepts of wisdom, which have deep
roots in the Turkish government tradition and political Islamic thought, had been reevaluated and presented as the key of the success in the political texts of the
Ottomans. This approach gained an institutional base in the Tanzimat period, and the
Empire started to be ruled by the councils of the professional technocrats. In this
context the central role of the bureaucrats constitutes the bridges between the
traditional Ottoman reformist thought and Tanzimat movement which was influenced
by the international rivalry. In this way, the tradition of consultation which has deep
roots in the Ottoman political thought played an important role in the 19th century
transformation of the Empire. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-0451 2148-0451 |