Interpreters of the Court in the Ottoman Empire as seen from the Sharia Court Records of Cyprus

Abstract Although the question of interpreters (tercüman) in the Ottoman empire has been a popular subject in recent writing on Ottoman history, the interpreters of the courts of the qadi (mahkeme tercümanlarι) have remained a mystery. Pioneering researchers of the sijills have mentioned their prese...

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Main Author: Çiçek, Kemal (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Brill 2002
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2002, Volume: 9, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-15
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