#smrgKİTABEVİ Crimes of Honor, Drunken Brawls and Murder - Violence in Istanbul Under Abdülhamid II -
Kabadayıs and külhanbeys. Drunken brawls. Muggings and robberies. Although most people may never have been touched by it, common criminal violence was an everyday occurrence in Istanbul in the late 19th century. Much of it derived from specific subcultures, such as the kabadayıs and külhanbeys, or various refugee and immigrant communities, each with its own standards of acceptable interpersonal violence. Other violence had its sources in more universal motives, like greed or rage. This was also a time of political and social changes, when the state was expanding its policing activities and society was becoming less and less accepting of acts of violence. Drawing on archival documents, contemporary news coverage, and popular literature, this book provides a rare scholarly overview of the sources and the nature of violence in the Ottoman capital during the reign of Abdülhamid 2.
İçindekiler
A NOTE ON PRONUNCIATION, PLACE NAMES, AND DATES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
" Theoretical Framework
" The Sources
" The Organization of the Book
CHAPTER 1-BACKGROUND
" Westernization and reforms before the Hamidian Period
o Pre-Tanzimat Reform Movements
o Judicial Reform
" Istanbul Under Abdulhamid II
o The Criminal Justice System
o The Demographic Situation
o Ethnic Relations
o The Political Situation
o Crime Statistics
o Conclusion
CHAPTER 2-- KABADAYIS AND KÜLHANBEYS
" Origins and Common Characteristics of the Kabadayı/Külhanbey Culture
" The Pangaltı Murders
" The People Who Engaged in Külhani Behavior
" Arab Abdullah and the Murders at Şehzadebaşı
CHAPTER 3-OTHER SOURCES OF VIOLENCE
" Violent Subcultures
" Violence Arising Outside of Specific Subcultures
o Greed
o Sexual Violence
o Revenge
o Rage
o Domestic Violence
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
Kabadayıs and külhanbeys. Drunken brawls. Muggings and robberies. Although most people may never have been touched by it, common criminal violence was an everyday occurrence in Istanbul in the late 19th century. Much of it derived from specific subcultures, such as the kabadayıs and külhanbeys, or various refugee and immigrant communities, each with its own standards of acceptable interpersonal violence. Other violence had its sources in more universal motives, like greed or rage. This was also a time of political and social changes, when the state was expanding its policing activities and society was becoming less and less accepting of acts of violence. Drawing on archival documents, contemporary news coverage, and popular literature, this book provides a rare scholarly overview of the sources and the nature of violence in the Ottoman capital during the reign of Abdülhamid 2.
İçindekiler
A NOTE ON PRONUNCIATION, PLACE NAMES, AND DATES
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
" Theoretical Framework
" The Sources
" The Organization of the Book
CHAPTER 1-BACKGROUND
" Westernization and reforms before the Hamidian Period
o Pre-Tanzimat Reform Movements
o Judicial Reform
" Istanbul Under Abdulhamid II
o The Criminal Justice System
o The Demographic Situation
o Ethnic Relations
o The Political Situation
o Crime Statistics
o Conclusion
CHAPTER 2-- KABADAYIS AND KÜLHANBEYS
" Origins and Common Characteristics of the Kabadayı/Külhanbey Culture
" The Pangaltı Murders
" The People Who Engaged in Külhani Behavior
" Arab Abdullah and the Murders at Şehzadebaşı
CHAPTER 3-OTHER SOURCES OF VIOLENCE
" Violent Subcultures
" Violence Arising Outside of Specific Subcultures
o Greed
o Sexual Violence
o Revenge
o Rage
o Domestic Violence
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
