Filozofija i drustvo 2013 Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages: 160-171
https://doi.org/10.2298/FID1301160J
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A brief survey of the fight against corruption in the Russian and Ottoman Empire in the first half of the 19th century
Jorgić Kristina (Filozofski fakultet, Odsek za istoriju, Novi Sad)
Čolić Petar (Filozofski fakultet, Odsek za istoriju, Novi Sad)
For the Russian and Turkish Empire the nineteenth century is the period of
adopting reform laws to modernize the country in order to be competitive in
the course of time. Although the reform process in Russia was obstructed by
the Arakcheyev regime and reactionary politics of Nicholas I of Russia, the
government made a serious step in the fight against systemic corruption,
enacting the Criminal Code of 1845. On the other hand, Turkey was undoubtedly
under considerable foreign pressure concerning modernization processes. The
Tanzimat period represents a significant epoch in which Turkey, among other
countries, was faced with widespread corruption. The crown success of
reformatory work in Turkey was adoption of the Criminal Code of 1856. This
paper analyzes the specific laws which sanctioned corruption in these two
empires.
Keywords: corruption, Russia, the Arakchryev regime, Turkey, Tanzimat, reforms, 19th century