Kadiluk

A kadiluk (Ottoman Turkish: قاضیـلق, kadıluk) was the jurisdiction of a kadi, an Islamic judge under the Ottoman Empire. They typically consisted of a major city and its surrounding villages, although some kadis occupied other positions within the imperial administration.

State organisation of
the Ottoman Empire
  • House of Osman
Classic period
Constitutional period
This article is about kadiluks as judicial districts. For treatment of kadiluks as administrative districts, see Kaza.

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