20. Yüzyılın Başında Osmanlı Hukukçularının Avukatlık Mesleğine Bakışı

The institution of advocacy appeared the Ottoman legal system in 1875. In this article, the perspective of Ottoman lawyers on the legal profession has been examined within the framework of the articles in the law literature. In this study, which covers the time from the last period of the Ottoman Empire to the enactment of the Muhamat Law in the Republic period. The concept of attorneyship before the Tanzimat Period was first mentioned. Then, the transition to litigation attorneyship in the Tanzimat Period and the institutionalization of attorneyship are included. In the research, it was tried to reveal the thoughts of the lawyers of the period on the lawyer profession in the light of the articles written on the subject of attorneyship in the journals Muhamat and Mizan'ül-Hukuk between 1910-1928. In the articles examined, it is seen that subjects such as the required qualifications of the lawyers, attorneys with and without a license, conditions for admission to the profession, attorney's fees come to the fore. With this study, it is aimed to determine the expectations of the Ottoman lawyers from the Muhamat Law, which is being prepared, and also to point out the reflections of their efforts for the professional structuring of the lawyer profession to the republic