Problems Caused by Alcohol Consumption in the Ottoman Public Life: Samples from the Second Constitutional Period and Afterwards Cover Image

Alkol Tüketiminin Osmanlı Kamusal Hayatında Yarattığı Sorunlar: İkinci Meşrutiyet Dönemi Ve Sonrasından Örnekler
Problems Caused by Alcohol Consumption in the Ottoman Public Life: Samples from the Second Constitutional Period and Afterwards

Author(s): Fatih Arslan
Subject(s): Social history, Islam studies, Substance abuse and addiction, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Serkan YAZICI
Keywords: Alcohol; Public Order; Officer; Crime; Punishment;

Summary/Abstract: Alcohol, which gives people a state of intoxication for a while when used, has been known and consumed by many civilizations in the historical process. Alcohol, which causes various problems when used unconsciously and out of control, II. During the Second Constitutional Period and the Armistice years, it caused some socio-economic problems within the borders of the Ottoman Empire. These problems have also spread to public life, and civil servants working in various institutions of the state have caused some violations of public order because of alcohol. Many public employees, from a student at a state school to a soldier in the army, from the police in the police station to the soldier in the navy, were involved in the events under the influence of alcohol and were punished for their crimes. In this article II. With some examples from the Constitutional Monarchy Period and the Armistice years, the public order incidents caused by the effects of the alcohol consumed by the civil servants in the Ottoman state were explained, and the problems they faced as a result and the punishments they suffered were mentioned. In addition, the main purpose of the study, II. It has been written in order to indicate the public order incidents caused by alcohol during and after the Constitutional Monarchy Period and to draw attention to the fact that these incidents were caused by the civil servants themselves.

  • Issue Year: 6/2021
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 478-497
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Turkish