Vakıflara Dair Yazılan Eserlerle Vakfiye ve Benzeri Vesikalarda Geçen Istılah ve Terimler | Ali Himmet Berki | Published by Vakıflar Gn.Md. (Ankara 1966)| 61 pg.| priced: 6 TL | size 16 x 24This rare and very important book that explains terminology for reading and understanding old foundation (vakif) records is available as a PDF for non commercial academic uses.
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Ali Himmet Berki (b. Elbistan 17 Jan 1882- d. 24 May 1976)
Legal expert of Islamic, Ottoman and Turkish Republican era. Originally from Unulla village, Akseki. His father Demircizâde Kadı Osman Efendi was the kadi of Elbistan. He received his icazet from Mehmed Şâkir Hoca (1909)
İslam, Osmanlı ve Türk medeni hukuku sahalarındaki çalışmalarıyla tanınan Cumhuriyet dönemi hukukçularındandır. nin oğlu olup, 'de 'da doğdu. Aslen Akseki'nin köyündendir. Tokatlı 'dan icazet(sufficiency) And graduated Medresetü'l-Kudat [1] (Ombudsman Academy) 26 August 1909 with first degree.
He was assigned as kâtip (records clerk) to Meşîhat-ı İslâmiyye Dairesi Fetvananesi. İ'lâmat Odası (1909) later assistant and in 18 Sept 1911 as müsevvid (drafting responses). He was teaching ahkâmü'l-arâzî (land law) at Medresetü'l-kudâfın (1913). During this time he married Ayse Hanim the daughter of his teacher Mehmed Şâkir Efendi.
Assigned as judge (kadi) to Tokat (1914), Amasya (1915) and Ankara center[2](1922). İstanbul 3. Asliye Court İstanbul Asliye (Law Court EN, Tribunal FR) Senior Judge.
Eskişehir Temyiz Mahkemesi (Appellate Court) member, Heading 2nd. Circuit (Yargitay | Supreme Court of Appeals of Turkey) of this court later until his retirement.
His two sons became law professors, Osman Fâzıl Berki (b.Uskudar, 1912) «La
succession ab intestat dans le droit international privé de la Turquie» Faculté de l'Université de Fribourg Switzerland 1941 (magna cum laude) and, Mehmet Şâkir Berki and a third a judge, Sadettin Berki.
Published works of Ali Himmet Berki
1-Fâzılın Ga-latât Defteri
2-Eski Hâdiselerde Tatbiki Lâzım Gelen İrs ve İntikal.
3-Vakıflar.
4-Miras ve Tatbikatı, Ankara, Yargıçoğlu Maatbaası 1968
5-Hukuk Mantığı ve Tefsir.
6-Büyük Türk Hükümdarı İstanbul Fatihi Sultan Mehmed Han ve Adalet Hayat
7- Tasarruf Hukuku Bakımından Dalyan ve Voli.
8- İslâm Hukukunda Ferâiz ve İntikal.
9- Sular Hukuku, Eski ve Yeni Hükümlere Göre.
10- Mecelle.
11- Hâtemül-Enbiyâ Hazreti Muhammed ve Hayatı.
12- Vasiyet ve Ölüme Bağlı Tasarruflar.
13- İslâmda Kaza, Hüküm ve Hakimlik ve Tevâbi.
14- Vakıflara Dair Yazılan Eserlerle Vakfiye ve Benzeri Vesikalarda Geçen Istılah ve Terimler (Ankara 1966).
15- Ahlaka Ait 239 Hadis
[1] Two year Academy established to train Legal ombudsmans (Kadi) by Seyhülislâm Mesreb Efendi hafidi Mehmet Arif Efendi Kadi 1270 (1854) as "Muallimhane-i Nuvvab". After 1302 (1884) "Mekteb-i Nuvvab" and later in 1329 (1910) as Mekteb-i Kudât . First graduate (there was only one) in 1272 (1856) and they were assigned to court duty until the establishment of a law school in the empire.
[2] He developed a friendship with Mehmed Akif while assigned to Ankara and Akif’s close friend Mehmed İhsan Efendi of Yozgat during a short stay in Egypt.