idare-i örfiye
Turkish
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editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish ادارهٔ عرفیه (idare-i örfiye), ezafe compound of إِدَارَة (ʔidāra, “administration”) + عُرْفِيّ (ʕurfiyy, “unofficial”) (meaning “military” in حُكْم عُرْفِيّ (ḥukm ʕurfiyy, “martial law”) – whence Turkish örfi ).
Pronunciation
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editidare-i örfiye
- (politics, obsolete) military government
- Synonyms: sıkıyönetim, örfi idare, askerî hükûmet