Transcription and evaluation of Shar'iyya Record that dates back to H.1249-1253 (M. 1833-1837) (Mytilene Island)

The keystone of the Ottoman judicial system, "Qadi" (also known as Qazi, Kazi, or Kadi) is the judge, the mayor and the law enforcement leader of a district. Qadi, at the same time, is the civilian authority of the district where he officiates.Due to the variety of the function of the Qadi, Shar'iyya Records that were kept by the "Qadi"s are rich sources.Stideied in this work is the juristic, financial, social, military and cultural structure between the years of 1833-1837 in Mytilene Island, where the muslim and non-muslim population lived. In this study, a Shar'iyya Record is transliterated and the information from this record is analysed.Juristic information from the transliterated text reveals that both muslim and non-muslim people has trust in the Ottoman justice in compromising their legal cases. Added to this, we observed that the government is in an attempt for centralization in financial and military issues and the people of the island have founded charity institutions and there were no racial or religious discrimination in benefiting from these institutions.Keywords:1.Mytilene2.Qadi3.Court4.Justice5.Shar'iyya Records