TURKISH JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY-SOSYOLOJI DERGISI, sa.15, ss.41-56, 2007 (ESCI)
There were two groups who produced episteme in Ottoman society: the Ulema and the Kalemiye. Classical, carismatic. traditional Ottoman order was shaped by the episteme produced by the Ulema. Against the military, economical and epistemic challenge of Europe after the Industrial Revolution, the Kalemiye thought of both resisting the Eropean imperialistic invasion and forming a new order against the authoritarian ruling in the country. using European technology and science. Sadullah Pasha's 19. Asir Manzumesi is significant as a text which reflects the confliction at that time. We are going to elaborate on the relationship between episteme and power in the Ottoman in the context of 19. Asir Manzumesi.