Ministry of the Interior (Ottoman Empire) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Interior Affairs
Nativename:Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: امورِ داخلیه نظارتی
Umur-ı Dâhiliye Nezâreti
Formed:1860
Preceding1:Kethüda
Dissolved:4 November, 1922
Superseding:Ministry of Interior Affairs of the Republic of Turkey (2 May 1920)
Jurisdiction: Ottoman Empire
Headquarters:Constantinople

The Ministry of the Interior (Turkish, Ottoman (1500-1928);: داخلیه نظارتی; Turkish: Dâhiliye nezareti; French: '''Ministère de l'Intérieur'''[1]) was from 1860 the interior ministry of the Ottoman Empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul).

Organization

The ministry included:[1]

Circa 1905 the budget of the ministry was 495,300 Ottoman lira out of 954,364 for the government.[1]

In 1913 the Office for the Settlement of Tribes and Immigrants was established to deal with the refugee crisis following the Balkan Wars. The office played an important role during the Armenian genocide.

Predecessor

Previously the Grand Vizier, upon the counsel of his advisor, managed the internal affairs of the state, but in 1860 a western-style ministry of the interior was established as part of a reform of the empire's administration.[1]

Successor

Ministry of the Interior (Turkey) currently governs domestic affairs in Turkey.

List of interior ministers

Sources:[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Young, George. Corps de droit ottoman; recueil des codes, lois, règlements, ordonnances et actes les plus importants du droit intérieur, et d'études sur le droit coutumier de l'Empire ottoman. Clarendon Press. 1. 1905. fr. 27.
  2. Sicil-i Osmani, Mehmet Süreyya Bey
  3. Son Dönem Osmanlı Erkan ve Ricali (1839 - 1922) Prosopografik Rehber, Sinan Kuneralp, ISIS Press, İstanbul, ISBN 9784281181, 1999