Agency Name: | Ministry of Judicial Affairs |
Nativename: | Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: امورِ عدليه نظارتی Umur-ı Adliyye Nezâreti |
Formed: | 1879 |
Superseding: | Ministry of Judicial Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (2 May 1920) |
Jurisdiction: | Ottoman Empire |
Headquarters: | Constantinople |
The Ministry of Justice (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: '''عدليه نظارتی'''; Turkish: '''Adliyye Nezâreti''', French: '''Ministère de la Justice'''[1]) was the justice ministry of the Ottoman Empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul). It also served as the Ministry of Religions (French: '''Ministère des Cultes''').[2]
It was established in 1879 as part of a reorganisation of the empire's legal system.[1] Non-Muslim ecclesiastical authorities relied on the ministry. The ministry took control of the commercial courts and commercial appeal courts from the Ministry of Commerce.[2]
Ioannis Vithynos served in the justice ministry as the director of criminal investigations.[3]
Ministry of Justice (Turkey) currently governs affairs in Turkey.