Ministry of Justice (Ottoman Empire)
| Ottoman Turkish: امورِ عدليه نظارتی Umur-ı Adliyye Nezâreti | |
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| Formed | 1879 |
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| Jurisdiction | Ottoman Empire |
| Headquarters | Constantinople |
The Ministry of Justice (Ottoman Turkish: عدليه نظارتی; Turkish: Adliyye Nezâreti) was the justice ministry of the Ottoman Empire, based in Constantinople (now Istanbul). It also served as the Ministry of Religions.
It was established in 1879 as part of a reorganisation of the empire's legal system. Non-Muslim ecclesiastical authorities relied on the ministry. The ministry took control of the commercial courts and commercial appeal courts from the Ministry of Commerce.