Kararname

Kararname is a Turkish word for a proclamation, or a government decree.^[1]

There have been several notable kararnameler in the history of the Ottoman empire and, later, Turkey. These include:

• Kararname of 1296, on the Ottoman monetary system;
• Annual decrees on army conscription levels, following the reforms of sultan Mahmud II;
• Ali Kararname, the Decree of Ali issued in 1867 during the Tanzimat era;
• Kararname (League of Prizren), Issued by the Prizren League in 1878;
• Hukuk-i Aile Kararnamesi, the Ottoman Family Code of 1917.
• Kur'a Kararnamesi, an 1870 decree reorganising the Ottoman army.

"Kararname" may also refer to a decision by a court.

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