Iğdır Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi

Abstract

In the Ottoman Empire, law was divided into two as shar'i and custom. For the application of both laws, sharia courts were established and many disputes were resolved by the kadis in these courts. Ottoman Empire because of the defeats in the face of European states in the 18th century since the III Selim period, military, political, social, etc. started innovation movements in the field and the legal system in the Ottoman Empire was also affected by this innovation movement. During the Tanzimat period, some reforms were made in the sharia courts where Ottoman law was applied. Although the Muallimhâne-i Nüvvâb in 1854, the Adliye Dershanesi in 1870 and a law school within the Mekteb-i Sultani in 1874 were opened in order to train qualified lawyers in the Ottoman law institution, these were closed due to some reasons. In the Ottoman Empire, a permanent law school was opened in 1880 and although it was immediately taken to open this law school outside of Istanbul, this was not possible. However, besides Istanbul, the opening of law schools in Thessaloniki, Konya and Baghdad ıt was during the constitutional II period. In this study; The opening of the law school in Bağdat, the administrative and teaching staff, the education and training in the school and the situation of the students were examined in detail, and thus the higher education structure of Baghdad in the Ottoman Period was tried to be revealed.