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are: Organizational Ottoman Code, Ottoman Code of timar,
Ottoman Code of the Sanjak of Shkodra, the Ottoman Code of
the Sanjak of Montenegro, the Ottoman Code of the Sanjak of
Prizren, Vilayet of Vushtria, the Sanjak of Skopje, Sandjak of
Ohri, of Elbasan, Manastir (Bitola), Vlora, etc..
We hope that this edition of critical literal translation
serves as a sound foundation built on original historical
documents and basic as much for cognitive studies as for
deep ones in the field of law that has operated in Albanian
areas before, during and after the centuries of Ottoman rule .
The author would like to thank all those colleagues with
whom he conversed and shared thoughts about the legal
and philological aspects of this edition of translation.
Especially he thanks Prof. Assoc. Irakli Koçollari, for the scientific
curiosity and patience with which he read this study. He assesses
the exchange of ideas and especially his suggestions about the
juridical aspects of text editing.
He is also grateful to Prof. Afërdita Onuzi. And Prof. Ali
Muka for their generous support provided for the clarification
of some terms and of some institutions of the Albanian tradition.
He thanks Dr. Ramiz Zekaj, whose comments and suggestions
about the theological Islamic aspects of the passages of the
Ottoman Code are considered very important.
He also thanks his colleagues of the Department of
Medieval and Ottoman Studies at the Institute of History for the
constructive spirit with which they welcomed and appreciated
this voluminous work: Prof. Pëllumb Xhufi, Prof. Ferit. Duka
and Dr. Edmond Malaj.
The process of publication of this work was facilitated by the
commitment of the Director of the Institute of History, Prof. Beqir
Meta, who pursues a stimulus policy to scientific publications.