Изменение правового положения немусульманского населения Османской империи в контексте реформ Танзимата

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the legal status of the non-Muslim population of the Ottoman Empire and the transformation of this status in the era of Tanzimat reforms. The author analyzes the doctrinal foundations of Islamic legislation in terms of regulating the life of non-Muslim communities, combining the study of the letter of Muslim law with the historical context. A comparative analysis of Islamic theoretical and legal material, coupled with socio-political processes, is carried out. The emphasis of the study is on studying the transformation of the millet system under the influence of Western European legal thought with the aim of creating a modern nation. The relevance of studying the legal aspects of regulating the lives of non-Muslims in the process of changing the legal status of non-Muslim communities in the structure of Ottoman society is shown. The author comes to the conclusion that although changes in the legal status of other religious communities took place in this era, nevertheless, they did not allow the creation of a single homogeneous society based on a common identity.