Muallimhane-i Nüvvab: The Pioneering New Law School That Differed from the Madrasa Education in the Ottoman State
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2024
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Istanbul University Press
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The changes the Ottoman State experienced in different areas in the 19th century also showed their effects in the field of law. The many laws that had been enacted in different fields, the new legal needs that had arisen as a particular result of developing trade with Western states, and the regulations in the administrative structure brought about by the Tanzimat can be shown as examples of changes in the field of law. The changes that were experienced would also most certainly affect the education of lawyers in the next stage. In this context, the subject of this study is the institution for educating lawyers known as the Muallimhâne-i Nüvvâb, which was opened in 1855 as the first educational structure different from the madrasah education system in the six centuries of Ottoman legal education history. This study seeks answers to the following questions: What were the reasons for the emergence of the Muallimhane-i Nüvvab; what kind of curriculum did it have, how was it different from the madrasah education system in terms of educating lawyers; and what relevance does it have with new law schools. The study follows the document analysis method, a qualitative data collection method, in accordance with the qualitative research design to analyze the problem presented in the study. In this context, the study first discusses the reasons behind the emergence of the Muallimhâne-i Nüvvâb. The study then focuses on the development of the school's curriculum before finishing by addressing its relevance to the new law schools that were opened in the Ottoman State, as well as its effects on the Ottoman geography. © 2024 Istanbul University Press. All rights reserved.
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Legal Education, Madrasa, Madrasat al-Nüvvab, Mekteb-i Hukuk, Muallimhane-i Nüvvab, Ottoman State
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Islam Tetkikleri Dergisi
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Q2
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14
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1
