Types of Political Administration and the Rule of Sultan Abdülhamid II According to Cemil Molla, One of the Last Ottoman Period Scholars

Cemil Molla, one of the last representatives Üryanizade family whose members were employees at various upper degree scholarships in Ottoman Empire since 17th century, was assigned to several missions bureaucracy. After studying Islamic sciences accordance with traditional education approach ulema family, he had opportunity receive positive sciences, especially field law. The unpublished memoir Molla titled Dağarcığım is main source this article. This study aims reflect ideas who late scholars and known for his close relationship sultan palace, about types political administration regimes rule Sultan Abdülhamid II. opinions intellectuals bureaucrats witnessed above-mentioned period their basic arguments also mentioned It has been tried shed light on mentality within framework discussions autocratic constitutional period. In addition research works articles relating subject, biographical sources, chronicler histories, family’s private archive, Turkish Presidency’s State Archives, Sharia Court Registry Archives Istanbul Muftiate analyzed study.