Ali Kararname

This article is about the Ottoman government decree of 1867. For other uses, see Kararname (disambiguation).

Ali Kararname (Turkish: Kararnâme-i Âlî ) is a government decree which was issued in 1867 and allowed the state officials to close down newspaper which posed a treat to the regime.[1]

Etymology

Kararname is a word from the Turkish language, meaning a government decree.[2]

Purpose and result

It was the first serious attempt of the government to prevent publication which published texts against governing elite.[3] This decree was issued by Ali Pasha and named after him in texts about it.[4] This decree did not manage to suppress the publication of the periodical publications which number was greater than ever.[5]

References

  1. ↑ F. Kabasakal Arat, Zehra (2007). Human rights in Turkey. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 21. ISBN 0-8122-4000-6. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Büyük Türkçe Sözlük". Retrieved 20 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. The School. 2006. p. 421. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. The School. 2006. p. 421. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Gábor, Ágoston; Bruce Alan Masters (2009). Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire. New York: Facts On File. ISBN 0-8160-6259-5. Retrieved 25 August 2011. Nor did the Kararname-i Ali, or high decree of the Ottoman grand vizier, function to restrain the press at home. On the contrary, the increase in Turkish periodical publications was greater than ever.
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