Meclis-i Vâlâ Defterlerine Göre Ceza Kanunnâmesi’nin Uygulanması (1859-1867) Üsküp Sancağı Örneğinde
Implementation of the Penal Code According to the Notebooks of the Majlis-i Vala (1859-1867) In the Example of Skopje Sanjak

Summary/Abstract: In the Tanzimat Firman, signs of new regulations in the field of law were given. The first movement in this area started with the preparation of the Criminal Code in 1840. The deficiencies of this first law of the Tanzimat period were tried to be complemented by the penal codes that were prepared and put into effect in 1851 and 1858. The Tanzimat period is also a period in which important changes occurred in the central and provincial organizations. Muhassıl councils had been established in the provinces within the scope of reforms in the financial field. After the Muhassıl system is terminated, these councils continued their existence as a state, sanjak and county councils. It was been also given to this council the power to hear criminal cases, that is, to enforce the penal code. The cases were sent to Majlis-i Vala, which was also the supreme court of appeal and was authorized as the final decision authority. There are many records regarding these cases in the Majlis-i Vala Notebooks. In this study, the crimes and penalties that occurred in the Skopje Sanjak and reflected in the Majlis-i Vala Notebooks will be determined, thus, concrete pieces of evidence that the Penal Code of 1858 was implemented will be put forward.

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