Kütahya judgement records no 1 (second part)

Ottoman Empire, which had dominated three continents with the objective of beingthe leader of the world, was one of the magnificent states in history. There were excellentmilitary, administrative, economic andjudicial systems on the basis of this state. However,among these systems judicial system is the most distinguished factor which both extends thestate' s life and spreads its boarders to different regions and the one which provides peoplefrom different languages, different religious and different races with peace, prosperity andhappiness.The judges, who were called as Kadı, had played important roles since thebeginning of the empire and their offices were established at first. That shows how muchOttoman Empire had considered and cared about justice.The judicial records Kadı?s wrote in a log, which were cal1ed Şer?iye, are theimportant and autbentic information resourees. Thanks to these recordş, researchers can reachauthentic information about social, economic, political and judicial situations in that period oftime. It is also possible to reach especially some important data about the city history.With the evaluation of the second part of our study subject Kütahya JudgmentRecords No l it is possible to reach some information in the region of Kütahya about customsand traditions , place names, person names and ranks , general idea of that society andfamily,judicial and inheritance laws. n addition to those, the relation between Muslims andnon-Muslims can also be followed.With this study it is aimed to contribute to the researches that will be related mainlywith the social and economic situation of Kütahya and also with Ottoman History.