Judicial Review of Sharīʿa Court Decisions in Late Ottoman Law: A Case Study of Palace Secretary (Mābeynci) Ragıp Pasha’s Inheritance Dispute

Muhammet Selman Tüfekçioğlu

Makale detayları

Judicial Review of Sharīʿa Court Decisions in Late Ottoman Law: A Case Study of Palace Secretary (Mābeynci) Ragıp Pasha’s Inheritance Dispute

Yazarlar:

Muhammet Selman Tüfekçioğlu

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku

Dergi:

İslam Tetkikleri Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.479-505

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360361

pISSN:

2717-6967

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Özet:

 This study examines the legal dispute among the children of Rāgıb Pasha, the Palace Secretary Mābeynci and one of the prominent statesmen of the Abdülhamid II era. Following the death of Rāgıb Pasha, who possessed considerable wealth, the inheritance distribution brought into conflict Nahide, his daughter born from a clandestine relationship, and his children from his official marriage. This confrontation also became the scene of a legal struggle by Nahides attorneysthe renowned jurists of the period, Ebülʻulâ Mardin and his colleaguesagainst their politically and economically superior adversaries. Apart from the pressures brought by the Armistice years, what truly challenged the attorneys was another court decision regarding Nahides lineage issued twenty years earlier. Consequently, this study analyzes both Ebülʻulâ and his colleagues attempts to prove the previous court decision erroneous. It examines in detail the trial and review processes of the final case that resulted in their vindication. This entire process reveals the judicial procedures and review stages in Sharīʿa courts that applied Islamic law on the eve of a closing era. Furthermore, the study demonstrates both the reflection of this struggle in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey following the end of the Ottoman sultanate and the parties efforts to influence public opinion.

 This study examines the legal dispute among the children of Rāgıb Pasha, the Palace Secretary Mābeynci and one of the prominent statesmen of the Abdülhamid II era. Following the death of Rāgıb Pasha, who possessed considerable wealth, the inheritance distribution brought into conflict Nahide, his daughter born from a clandestine relationship, and his children from his official marriage. This confrontation also became the scene of a legal struggle by Nahides attorneysthe renowned jurists of the period, Ebülʻulâ Mardin and his colleaguesagainst their politically and economically superior adversaries. Apart from the pressures brought by the Armistice years, what truly challenged the attorneys was another court decision regarding Nahides lineage issued twenty years earlier. Consequently, this study analyzes both Ebülʻulâ and his colleagues attempts to prove the previous court decision erroneous. It examines in detail the trial and review processes of the final case that resulted in their vindication. This entire process reveals the judicial procedures and review stages in Sharīʿa courts that applied Islamic law on the eve of a closing era. Furthermore, the study demonstrates both the reflection of this struggle in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey following the end of the Ottoman sultanate and the parties efforts to influence public opinion.

 This study examines the legal dispute among the children of Rāgıb Pasha, the Palace Secretary Mābeynci and one of the prominent statesmen of the Abdülhamid II era. Following the death of Rāgıb Pasha, who possessed considerable wealth, the inheritance distribution brought into conflict Nahide, his daughter born from a clandestine relationship, and his children from his official marriage. This confrontation also became the scene of a legal struggle by Nahides attorneysthe renowned jurists of the period, Ebülʻulâ Mardin and his colleaguesagainst their politically and economically superior adversaries. Apart from the pressures brought by the Armistice years, what truly challenged the attorneys was another court decision regarding Nahides lineage issued twenty years earlier. Consequently, this study analyzes both Ebülʻulâ and his colleagues attempts to prove the previous court decision erroneous. It examines in detail the trial and review processes of the final case that resulted in their vindication. This entire process reveals the judicial procedures and review stages in Sharīʿa courts that applied Islamic law on the eve of a closing era. Furthermore, the study demonstrates both the reflection of this struggle in the Grand National Assembly of Turkey following the end of the Ottoman sultanate and the parties efforts to influence public opinion.

 Bu çalışma II. Abdülhamid döneminin önemli devlet adamlarından Mâbeynci Râgıp Paşanın evlatları arasındaki hukuki anlaşmazlığı konu edinmektedir. Büyük bir servete sahip olan Râgıp Paşanın ölümünün ardından ortaya çıkan miras paylaşımı, paşanın gizli ilişkisinden doğan kızı Nahide ile resmî evliliğinden olan evlatlarını karşı karşıya getirir. Diğer taraftan bu karşılaşma Nahidenin avukatları olan dönemin meşhur hukukçuları Ebülʻulâ Mardin ve arkadaşlarının, siyasi ve ekonomik üstünlüğe sahip olan muhataplarına karşı hukuk mücadelesine sahne olur. Mütareke yıllarının getirdiği baskılar bir tarafa, avukatları asıl zorlayan yirmi yıl öncesinde Nahidenin nesebine dair verilmiş bir başka mahkeme kararıdır. Dolayısıyla çalışma Ebülʻulâ ve arkadaşlarının hem eski mahkeme kararının hatalı olduğunu ispatlama girişimlerini analiz etmekte hem de haklılıklarıyla sonuçlanan son davanın yargılama ve temyiz süreçlerini ayrıntılı olarak incelemektedir. Tüm bu süreç kapanmakta olan bir devrin arifesinde İslam hukukunu tatbik eden şerʻiyye mahkemelerindeki yargı prosedürleri ile itiraz aşamalarını gözler önüne sermektedir. Ayrıca çalışma Osmanlı saltanatının sona ermesiyle beraber bu hukuk mücadelesinin hem TBMMye yansımasını hem de tarafların kamuoyunu etkileme çabalarını ortaya koymaktadır.

Makale detayları

Judicial Review of Sharīʿa Court Decisions in Late Ottoman Law: A Case Study of Palace Secretary (Mābeynci) Ragıp Pasha’s Inheritance Dispute

Yazarlar:

Muhammet Selman Tüfekçioğlu

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku

Dergi:

İslam Tetkikleri Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.479-505

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360361

pISSN:

2717-6967

Islamic Law

Trial Law

Sharīʿa Courts

Review

Ebülʻulâ Mardinİslam Hukuku

Yargılama Hukuku

Şerʻiyye Mahkemeleri

Temyiz

Ebülʻulâ Mardin

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Muhammet Selman Tüfekçioğlu

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: İslam Hukuku

Dergi: İslam Tetkikleri Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.479-505

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 3/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001360361

pISSN: 2717-6967

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Muhammet Selman Tüfekçioğlu

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

İslam Hukuku

Dergi:

İslam Tetkikleri Dergisi Vol.15 Issue 2, pp.479-505

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

3/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001360361

pISSN:

2717-6967