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AI InsightIn this study, MSH, No. 145 /1-10 was translated and much information was obtained about the names, hometowns, residences, exam dates, scores they received in the exam they took before their appointment, the documents required for their appointment, their duties before their appointment, and their places of appointment of the battalion and regiment imams who applied for appointment between 1902 and 1912.
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Abstract
In the army of the Ottoman State, both land and naval forces were staffed with imams in the rank of officer appointed with a warrant. With the modernization process of the Ottoman army, these officials were recruited within the framework of certain rules and hierarchically titled as battalion imam, regiment imam and regiment mufti. The duties of these imams were to lead the soldiers in congregational prayers, to give them religious information, to keep their morale high, to encourage them during the war and to carry out the funeral procedures. It is also known that there were many military imams who were martyred in combat. In 1828, it is known that the imams in the army were named as battalion imams after the transition from the order of formation and ranks to the order of battalions and companies. Although there is general information about the battalion imams in the Ottoman State, there is limited information on the appointments of battalion imams. The Battalion Imams Book in the Istanbul Mufti’s Office Mashihat Archive (MSH), No. 145 /1-10, contains important information about the appointments of battalion imams in the Ottoman State. In this study, MSH, No. 145 /1-10 was translated and much information was obtained about the names, hometowns, residences, exam dates, scores they received in the exam they took before their appointment, the documents required for their appointment, their duties before their appointment, and their places of appointment of the battalion and regiment imams who applied for appointment between 1902 and 1912.
Özet
Osmanlı Devleti ordusunda hem kara hem de deniz kuvvetlerinde beratla tayin edilmiş subay rütbesinde imamlar görevlendirilmiştir. Osmanlı ordusunun modernleşme süreciyle birlikte belirli kurallar çerçevesinde orduya alınan bu görevliler; hiyerarşik olarak tabur imamı ve alay imamı şeklinde ünvanlar almaktalardı. 1828 yılında orduda tertip ve saf düzeninden tabur ve bölük düzenine geçildikten sonra orduda görevli olan imamların tabur imamı olarak isimlendirildiği bilinmektedir. Osmanlı ordusundaki tabur imamları hakkında genel malumatlar olmasına rağmen tabur imamlarının atamalarına dair bilgilerin sınırlı olduğu görülmektedir. İstanbul Müftülüğü Meşihat Arşivi (MŞH), No. 145 /1-10’da yer alan Tabur İmamları Defterinde Osmanlı Devleti’nde tabur imamlarının atamalarıyla ilgili önemli bilgiler yer almaktadır. Bu çalışmada MŞH, No. 145 /1-10’da yer alan Tabur İmamları Defteri çevrilerek 1902-1912 tarihleri yılları arasında atamaya başvuran ve atamaları yapılan tabur ve alay imamlarının adlarına, memleketlerine, ikametgâhlarına, imtihan tarihlerine, atama öncesinde girdikleri imtihandan aldıkları puanlarına, atama için gerekli evraklarına, atama öncesindeki görevlerine ve atama yerlerine kadar birçok bilgiye ulaşılmıştır.