Reforms of Sultan Selim 3
At the beginning of the Early Age, the Ottoman Empire was weakened.People began
not to abide the traditions and codes which developed the empire's fundamental
institutions.Instead of the state interests, sheria were turning to being a mere insturment in the
hands of a group of people.By the time that Selim 3 became empiror, the empire that could
protect its bordersover three continent, were declining dramatically because of domastic
problems.
In Ottoman Empire, Sultan was also responsible for sheria and other traditions most
widely accepted by the nation.They were already working as common laws.The empire
turning into a strict anarchy by the time's military force named as Janissary corps and ulema
when a weakened sultan come to power.Despite the empire was wounded as whole, the most
affected were counties.The counties like Tripoli,Algeria,Tunisia were ruling by the governors
coming from the central authority.In progress of time, those counties earned a status of semi-
autonomy because governors had extended their power given by the center.However, the
central pretend not to see those exploiters in return for strengthen its internal recognition by
them.
The later years witnessed the social unrests between governors and governed.The most
common reasons was the taxes levied unfairly.Consequently, in such a position, the loser side
was the state authority and prestige.The real army force was the Janissary corps that existed
until the second half of the sixteenth century.When public people whose purpose is to earn
money were taken to the army.It started to impaire.Lack of discipline and acts of personal
interest between the soldiers make the Janissaries performed badly.These soldiers did not
want to fight in wars, how to act against enemies.It posed a threat to security of the empire
with a propensity to dictatorship.These situation lead to...