Prusyalı Emin Efendi (1813–1892): The Founding Director of the First Modern Law School (Mekteb-i Hukûk) in the Ottoman Empire

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Yavuz Köse

Yayın yılı:

2024

Yayıncı:

Brill | Schöningh

Joachim Christian Franz Schulz converted to Islam and adopted the name Emin Efendi around 1850. He belonged to the group of very well-educated European experts that the Ottoman state actively recruited during the Tanzimat period in order to push the reform process. He began his career in one of the central institutions of the state, the Translation Office of the Sublime Porte (Bâb-i Âli Tercüme Odası), served as a criminal judge, and was eventually appointed founding director of the first modern law school in 1879. Emin Efendi was an extraordinarily important figure for the establishment and development of the judicial education according to the Western model. As the founding director of the Mekteb-i Hukûk he shaped the guidelines for a systematic education of lawyers and laid the foundation of the later Istanbul University Faculty of Law. Although he was a convert and his ‘Prussian nature’ sometimes irritated those around him, his extensive knowledge of both Islamic and Western law made him highly respected among his students and Ottoman dignitaries, such as Ahmed Cevdet Pasha, who patronized him. Given his central role in the modernization process and his prominence, there is surprisingly little information about him. After a brief biographical overview, the article focuses on Emin Efendi’s professional activities and network. For this purpose, archival documents from German archives are used in addition to Ottoman sources.

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