The Bosnia Provincial Regulation of 1865

According to first yearbook of Bosnia, the council’s structure was as noted below: President: Osman Pasha (governor); ordinary members: Mehmet Veysi Effendi (chamberlain/vilayet muhasebecisi); Ali Bey Effendi (policy officer/politika memuru); Tevfik Bey Effendi (chief secretary/vilayet mektupçusu); Mehmet Kamil Effendi (inspector of judges/müfettiş-i hükkām); elected members: Mehmet Pasha (supreme commander/mīr-i mīrān); Salih Recaī Effendi (professor/müderris); Ahmet Asım Bey (chief doorman/kapıcıbaşı); Yeftanovic Manoli(?) Effendi (Orthodox); Ivo Effendi (Latin); İsak Effendi (Jewish) and finally Ahmet Şevki Effendi (clerk/katip). The council consisted of president, vilayet’s officers who were regarded as ordinary members and three Mus-

Below, the last published yearbook of Bosnia illustrative of the time of the Ottoman’s administration will be viewed for more information about implementation of the 1865 Regulation. According…