Abstract
Some Records in the Trabzon Court Archives about Forming Family Institution in the XVIII. Century
Turkish tradition and Islamic law were of determinant feature in formation of family institution in Trabzon in the second half of the XVIII. century. This determination had special stress on women rights, and contributed to establishing family on durable base. Turkish traditions, Islamic limitations on polygamy and some other circumstances were preventive factors for polygamy in the Ottoman Empire, and naturally Trabzon.<
Keywords
Family institution, Turkish family, family in Islam, Trabzon.
