GELENEKSEL YAPI İLE MODERNİTE ARASINDAKİ GERİLİME BİR ÖRNEK: ARNAVUTLUK TA KAN DAVALARI VE II. MEŞRUTİYET DÖNEMİNDE SORUNA ÇÖZÜM ARAYIŞLARI

Abstract

Blood feuds between Albanians emerged as a natural reflection of theLaw of Lek Dukak which was defined as the mountain law and in the framework of this law, blood feud had become widespread among Albanians. In the beginning of the twentieth century, while the Ottoman Empire was trying to become modern in many areas, the empire was obliged to enter into a tough struggle against traditional structure. Constitutionalism, not just for the Turks but also for all elements of the Ottoman Empire, is an important historical event. From this point of view it is useful to start history of democracy of many Balkan states which now have become nation states, with First Constitutional Era in 1876. Furthermore, the Second Constitutional Era which was declared in 1908 has significantly emerged as a result of the developments in the Balkans. After declaration of the Second Constitutional Era, the centralization policies of the Committee of Union and Progress are remarkable as an important feature of the modernization efforts. In this process, the Ottoman government decided to restart Musalaha-i Dem Commissions (Reconciliation of the Blood Feuds) which was previously started but could not be successful to finish blood feuds and to create social consensus in Albania. Thus, the spread of modernization to social base and to adapt the empire to the new system by dissolving the traditional structure of society were aimed. The purpose of the article is to examine the origins of these feuds and policies of the Ottoman Empire on the creation of a substructure that enables reconciliation between Albanians through transforming traditional structure