OSMANLI ERKEN MODERN DÖNEMİNDE EGEMENLİĞİN SÜREKLİLİĞİ SORUNU VE DEVLET TÜZEL KİŞİLİĞİNİN GELİŞİMİ (1453-1617)

Abstract

The subject of this study is the problem of the continuity of sovereignty and the development of the state legal entity in connection with this in the Ottoman Early Modern Age. The study is based on the hypothesis that there is a relationship between ensuring the continuity of sovereignty and the development of the state legal entity, and this continuity lays the groundwork for the development of the state legal entity. In the study, first of all, who was the sovereign in the Ottoman Empire was discussed. Accordingly, it has been revealed that the sovereignty, which was once embodied in the dynasty, was gathered in the person of the sultan in the Early Modern Period. Then, the names given by the Ottomans to themselves were analyzed in order to show the development course of the state legal entity. Thus, clues about the emergence of the state legal entity are shown. By referring to the historical developments experienced in this process, the main factors influencing the emergence and development of the state legal entity are discussed. Finally, the question of the continuity of sovereignty is discussed around the example of who will replace a sultan when he dies and where he will conquer the throne. At the end of the study, it was concluded that in the Ottoman Early Modern Period, firstly, the understanding of absolute sultanate and independent from the dynasty and then an independent and separate state understanding from the sultan developed and therefore, it was concluded that the problem of continuity has been overcome to a certain extent and that a state legal entity has started to form.