Belgeler Işığında 19. Yüzyıl Başlarında Çankırı’da Evlilik ve Boşanma (Marriage and Divorce in Çankırı in the Early 19th Century in Consideration of the Documents)

Abstract

In historical studies, focus on society and personal histories rather than state and dynastic histories gained momentum especially with the efforts of the Annales school at the beginning of the 20th century. In this context, urban history studies, especially the economic, social, and legal activities of those who lived in a region in the past, and the pattern of relations have become attractive subjects of the discipline of history. In this study, marriage, which is considered as one of the most cornerstones of social life and a requirement of the establishment of the family, and divorce, which means the dissolution of marriage, and their legal practices in Çankırı society, which was a sanjak center of the 19th century Ottoman Empire, were investigated based on the Kadi’s registers.