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Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Sayfa

Year 2025, Issue: 9, 189 - 195, 15.04.2025
https://doi.org/10.54462/kadim.1639674

Abstract

Boğaç A. Ergene’nin Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire (Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nda Yolsuzluğu Tanımlamak) adlı eseri, modern öncesi Osmanlı yönetiminde yolsuzluğun hukuki, ahlaki ve siyasi boyutlarını ele alan eleştirel bir analiz sunmaktadır. Ergene, kapsamlı birincil kaynak araştırmalarıyla yolsuzluğun Osmanlı toplumunda nasıl algılandığını, tartışıldığını ve düzenlendiğini incelemektedir. Modern tanımları doğrudan uygulamak yerine, rüşvet ve kayırma gibi uygulamaların nasıl farklı çerçeveler içinde yorumlandığını vurgulamaktadır.

References

  • Kiser, Edgar – Tong, Xiaoxi. “Determinants of the Amount and Type of Corruption in State Fiscal Bureaucracies: An Analysis of Late Imperial China”. Comparative Political Studies 25/3 (1992), 300–331.
  • Ashforth, Blake E. – Anand, Vikas. “The Normalization of Corruption in Organizations”. Research in Organizational Behavior 25 (2003), 1–52.

Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages

Year 2025, Issue: 9, 189 - 195, 15.04.2025
https://doi.org/10.54462/kadim.1639674

Abstract

Boğaç A. Ergene’s Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire provides a critical analysis of corruption in pre-modern Ottoman governance, examining its legal, moral, and political dimensions. Drawing on extensive primary source research, Ergene explores how corruption was perceived, debated, and regulated within Ottoman society. Rather than imposing modern definitions, he highlights alternative frameworks that shaped the interpretation of practices such as bribery and patronage.

References

  • Kiser, Edgar – Tong, Xiaoxi. “Determinants of the Amount and Type of Corruption in State Fiscal Bureaucracies: An Analysis of Late Imperial China”. Comparative Political Studies 25/3 (1992), 300–331.
  • Ashforth, Blake E. – Anand, Vikas. “The Normalization of Corruption in Organizations”. Research in Organizational Behavior 25 (2003), 1–52.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Intellectual History of Ottoman
Journal Section Book Review
Authors

Özgün Deniz Yoldaşlar 0000-0003-2942-2138

Publication Date April 15, 2025
Submission Date February 14, 2025
Acceptance Date March 26, 2025
Published in Issue Year 2025 Issue: 9

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APA Yoldaşlar, Ö. D. (2025). Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages. Kadim(9), 189-195. https://doi.org/10.54462/kadim.1639674
AMA Yoldaşlar ÖD. Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages. Kadim. April 2025;(9):189-195. doi:10.54462/kadim.1639674
Chicago Yoldaşlar, Özgün Deniz. “Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages”. Kadim, no. 9 (April 2025): 189-95. https://doi.org/10.54462/kadim.1639674.
EndNote Yoldaşlar ÖD (April 1, 2025) Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages. Kadim 9 189–195.
IEEE Ö. D. Yoldaşlar, “Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages”, Kadim, no. 9, pp. 189–195, April 2025, doi: 10.54462/kadim.1639674.
ISNAD Yoldaşlar, Özgün Deniz. “Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages”. Kadim 9 (April 2025), 189-195. https://doi.org/10.54462/kadim.1639674.
JAMA Yoldaşlar ÖD. Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages. Kadim. 2025;:189–195.
MLA Yoldaşlar, Özgün Deniz. “Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages”. Kadim, no. 9, 2025, pp. 189-95, doi:10.54462/kadim.1639674.
Vancouver Yoldaşlar ÖD. Ergene, Boğaç A. Defining Corruption in the Ottoman Empire: Morality, Legality, and Abuse of Power in Premodern Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2024. 320 Pages. Kadim. 2025(9):189-95.
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