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Législation Ottomane
''Législation ottomane, ou Recueil des lois, règlements, ordonnances, traités, capitulations et autres documents officiels de l'Empire ottoman'' is a collection of Ottoman law published by Gregory Aristarchis (as ''Grégoire Aristarchi'') and edited by Demetrius Nicolaides (as ''Démétrius Nicolaïdes''). The volumes were published from 1873 to 1888. It was one of the first collections of the Ottoman Law in seven volumes in French, Aristarchis is named in most volumes, except for 6–7,Strauss, "A Constitution for a Multilingual Empire," p. 27 (PDF p. 29) which, according to Strauss, "seem to have been edited solely by Demetrius Nicolaides".Strauss, "A Constitution for a Multilingual Empire," p. 27-28 (PDF p. 29-30) The collection was intended for foreigners living in the empire, including employees of foreign ministries. Strauss described it as the "best-known example of" a collection of Ottoman laws. Volume 1 was published in 1873, Volumes 2–4 were published in 1874, Volu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demetrius Nicolaides
Demetrius Nicolaides ( el, Δημήτριος Νικολαΐδης ''Dimitrios Nikolaidis''; french: Démétrius Nicolaïdes;c. 1843Strauss, "A Constitution for a Multilingual Empire," p. 29 (PDF p. 31) - 3 July 1915Balta and Kavak, p56), also known as Nikolaidis Efendi,Balta and Kavak, p41 was an Ottoman Greek journalist and compiler of legislation. Johann Strauss, author of "A Constitution for a Multilingual Empire: Translations of the '' Kanun-ı Esasi'' and Other Official Texts into Minority Languages," wrote that Nicolaides was "an extremely active but somewhat enigmatic figure in the press life of 19th century Istanbul." Nicolaides was born and raised in Ottoman Constantinople (now Istanbul) and attended the Great School of the Nation (Megalē tou Genous scholē), he graduated in 1861. His family was the Ieromnimon.Balta and Kavak, p33 Career He began editing the ''Anatolikos Astēr'' in 1862. In 1864 he left the first publication and began editing '' Heptalophos''; he recei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mecelle
The Mecelle was the civil code of the Ottoman Empire in the late 19th and early 20th century. It was the first attempt to codify a part of the Sharia-based law of an Islamic state. Name The Ottoman Turkish name of the code is ''Mecelle-ʾi Aḥkām-ı ʿAdlīye'', which derives from the Arabic ''مجلة الأحكام العدلية'', ''Majallah el-Ahkam-i-Adliya''. In European languages, it has also been transliterated as ''Mejelle'', ''Majalla'', ''Medjelle'', or ''Meğelle''. In French, it is known as ''Medjéllé'' or as the ''Code Civil Ottoman''. History Enactment The code was prepared by a commission headed by Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, including a large team of scholars, issued in sixteen volumes (containing 1,851 articles) from 1869 to 1876 and entered into force in the year 1877. In its structure and approach it was clearly influenced by the earlier European codifications. Family law, which had been originally exempted and left in the domain of religious courts, eventual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1881 Non-fiction Books
Events January–March * January 1– 24 – Siege of Geok Tepe: Russian troops under General Mikhail Skobelev defeat the Turkomans. * January 13 – War of the Pacific – Battle of San Juan and Chorrillos: The Chilean army defeats Peruvian forces. * January 15 – War of the Pacific – Battle of Miraflores: The Chileans take Lima, capital of Peru, after defeating its second line of defense in Miraflores. * January 24 – William Edward Forster, chief secretary for Ireland, introduces his Coercion Bill, which temporarily suspends habeas corpus so that those people suspected of committing an offence can be detained without trial; it goes through a long debate before it is accepted February 2. * January 25 – Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell form the Oriental Telephone Company. * February 13 – The first issue of the feminist newspaper ''La Citoyenne'' is published by Hubertine Auclert. * February 16 – T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1878 Non-fiction Books
Events January–March * January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire. * January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy. * January 17 – Battle of Philippopolis: Russian troops defeat the Turks. * January 23 – Benjamin Disraeli orders the British fleet to the Dardanelles. * January 24 – Russian revolutionary Vera Zasulich shoots at Fyodor Trepov, Governor of Saint Petersburg. * January 28 – '' The Yale News'' becomes the first daily college newspaper in the United States. * January 31 – Turkey agrees to an armistice at Adrianople. * February 2 – Greece declares war on the Ottoman Empire. * February 7 – Pope Pius IX dies, after a 31½ year reign (the longest definitely confirmed). * February 8 – The British fleet enters Turkish waters, and anchors off Istanbul; Russia threatens to occupy Istanbul, but does not carry out the threat. * Februar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
