Treatises of Koçi Bey

Book Description of Koçi Bey Treatises: We have very little information about Koçi Bey, our statesman of Albanian origin who was recruited as a child and brought to Istanbul. He was one of the distinguished people of his time, educated and raised in Enderun, in the heart of Topkapı Palace, knowledgeable in the fields of science and politics. Sultan IV, who ascended to the throne at a young age. Murada is the author of the famous treatise, which he presented in 1631, containing the measures he proposed for the problems in state administration and sultanate affairs, based on past examples. Thanks to the frank and honest suggestions he offers in this small but valuable work, IV. He was a close friend of Murad and went on the Baghdad Expedition with him. IV. He also presented a second treatise on state organization to Ibrahim I, who ascended to the throne after Murad's death. After reading this book, which summarizes information and suggestions from centuries ago, you will get the feeling that although almost 400 years have passed, there has not been much change in the main problems in state administration from the Ottoman Empire to the present day... As our Sultan knows, among the sultans coming from the great lineages of the Ottoman Empire, first of all, the width of their country, The one who rose to the highest level in terms of abundance of treasure and greatness was the late and magnified Sultan Suleiman Khan. And again, even the situations that caused the corruption of the world arose in his time; However, since the state was at the highest level of power, its symptoms could not be heard at that time, but they became visible for a few years. Nedims and other relatives found a place and rank for themselves in the presence of the sultan, intervened in the affairs of the sultanate, and made many unreasonable offers to the grand viziers. . If they did not allow their demands, they all agreed and made many slanders about them whenever they had the opportunity in the imperial presence, constantly provoking the wrath of the sultan, killing some innocent people, exiling others, depriving others of all their wealth, and inflicting many insults on them... Number of Pages: 320Print Year: 2010Language: TurkishPublisher: Kabalcı Publishing House