Talk:Vilayet Law

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Explanation of the first two pages of the law in Greek

"The first paragraph says that the general administration has its headquarters in the capital of the vilayet. In articles 2-5, it writes about the administrative division of each vilayet. The 2nd describes the division of the vilayet in districts, the 3rd describes the division of the districts in municipalities, the 4th describes the inclusion of villages in municipalities. The 5th writes for the division of cities and towns with at least 50 residences in quarters. The 6th article is describing the role of the prefects (vali). In the 7-8th article of the vilayet law it states that the employee in charge of the finances and logistics of the vilayet is named defterdar and some other things, including the mutual duties of the prefect and financial chairman and the creation of an accounting department. Articles 9-10 define the duties of employees appointed with imperial decree. In the 9th article it states: the vilayet's official mails and the vilayet's archive is responsibility of the mailing director (mektoupdzi). In the 10th, it writes about the employees, who are appointed by decree in proposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, are in charge of the vilayet's external affairs. In the 11th article it writes some things about the public works department."

I much appreciate this, and am posting the notes to this talk page so people don't forget. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:14, 17 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

I found the French name used in an English language document, but it's from 1903 and its from the son of Midhat Pasha, so it might count as primary:

Ali Haydar Midhat Bey (1903). "The Life of Midhat Pasha: A Record of His Services, Political Reforms, Banishment, and Judician Murder". London: John Murray. p. 37 (PDF p. 54/315) – via Google Books. Aali and Fuad Pashas, the successors of Reshid Pasha, appreciating the administrative and reforming talents of Midhat, summoned him in 1864 to Constantinople, to consider with them a general organic law for the government of the provinces of the empire (loi des vilayets),[...]

I'd like to see if more recent secondary sources refer to the French name like Ali Haydar Midhat Bey did... WhisperToMe (talk) 15:58, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here's something from the 1940s:

Ibrahim A. Khairallah (1941). The Law of Inheritance in the Republics of Syria and Lebanon. American Press. p. 174. Loi des Vilayets of 1867

If the same law from the empire was applied to Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon, then I think that would give affinity to French (the book here is written in English, but shows the French terminology). In any case I think by 1941 the empire was gone... WhisperToMe (talk) 16:04, 23 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]