'MECLIS-I ALI-I UMUMI' (THE SUPREME CONSEIL-GENERAL) AND THE TRANSFORMATION IN THE OTTOMAN POLITICAL THOUGHT (1839-1876)

Seyitdanlioglu M.

JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS AND IDEOLOGIES, cilt.8, sa.23, ss.107-123, 2009 (AHCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 23
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF RELIGIONS AND IDEOLOGIES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Arts and Humanities Citation Index (AHCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.107-123
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

As one of the most important episodes of change in the Ottoman Empire, the Tanzimat Era (1839-1876) was a phase when the state and its political and ideological formation witnessed structural transformation and reforms. During this period, privy councils were instituted at every level, as one of the basic changes in decision-making and the legislation process of the Ottoman State. Meclis-i Ali-i Umumi (the Supreme Council-General) is located at the top of the counsulting hierarchy of councils at the administrative pramid, instituted in 1838. The Supreme Council-General also functioned as an equivalent to that of a "senate" of the modern parliament for the first time in this transition period.