Everyday Life in Ottoman Neighborhood (The Example: Gaziantep in 17th Century)

District is a social and physical unit in a typical Ottoman city. Imams managed the districts which constitute the first step of municipal, civilian and the judiciary constitute. Everyday life in the districts is based on a number of rules to put the government and customs of the people. Some activi...

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Main Author: İsmail KIVRIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Gaziantep University 2009-06-01
Series:Gaziantep University Journal of Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://dergipark.gov.tr/jss/issue/24247/257096?publisher=gantep
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Summary:District is a social and physical unit in a typical Ottoman city. Imams managed the districts which constitute the first step of municipal, civilian and the judiciary constitute. Everyday life in the districts is based on a number of rules to put the government and customs of the people. Some activities like marriage, illness, and funeral are actions that inhabitants of a district participate in common. Inhabitants of district have some responsibilities, as well such as to give the idled tax, to find the perpetrators of the murder or if they do not find to pay an equivalent. People who reside in the district could warn their neighbors because of the immoral behavior and could send them from the district. Who want to join a district could not have settled there without the bail of parish
ISSN:2149-5459