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A kadiluk (, , ) was the jurisdiction of a kadi, an Islamic judge under the Ottoman Empire. They typically consisted of a major city and its surrounding villages, although some kadis occupied other positions within the imperial administration.

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A kadiluk (, , ) was the jurisdiction of a kadi, an Islamic judge under the Ottoman Empire. They typically consisted of a major city and its surrounding villages, although some kadis occupied other positions within the imperial administration.

==Legal issues==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “kadılık” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.