hukuk
English meaning: Law
Turkish Definition
(Türkçe)Bir devleti ve vatandaşlarını yöneten kural ve yönetmelikler sistemidir. Türkiye, 1920'lerde Osmanlı İslam hukukunun yerine İsviçre ve İtalyan hukukuna dayalı medeni ve ceza kanunlarını benimsemiştir.
English Definition
The system of rules and regulations governing a state and its citizens. Turkey adopted civil and criminal codes based on Swiss and Italian law under Atatürk's modernization reforms in the 1920s, replacing Ottoman Islamic law. The Turkish legal system is an important model of legal modernization in Muslim-majority countries.
Example
“Hukuk devleti, adil yönetimin temelidir.”
In English: “The rule of law is the foundation of just governance.”
Synonyms
- yasa
- kanun
Antonyms / Opposites
- hukuksuzluk
Literary Heritage
“Yasa herkese eşit uygulanmadıkça, yasa değil, yasak olur.”
“Unless a law is applied equally to everyone, it is not a law but a prohibition.”
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