Kazasker

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Kazaskers from the Turkish Costume Book by Lambert de Vos, 1574

A kazasker or kadıasker (

Şeyhülislam, and had no jurisdiction over the city of Constantinople. Moreover, they attended the meetings at the Imperial Council.[2]

A Kazasker handled appeals to the decisions of

kadı
's, had the power to overrule these, and suggested kadı candidates to the Grand Vizier.

See also

References

  1. ^ Webster (1913), sub voce
  2. ^ Mantran (1995), pp. 115-16

Sources

  • Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
  • Mantran, Robert (1998). La vita quotidiana a Constantinopoli ai tempi di Solimano il Magnifico e dei suoi successori (XVI e XVII secolo) (in Italian) (3 ed.). Milan: Rizzoli.


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