idare-i örfiye

Turkish

Alternative forms

• idare-i örfî

Etymology

From 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

• IPA^(key): [idaːɾe-i øɾfiye]
• Hyphenation: i‧da‧re‧i ör‧fi‧ye

Noun

idare-i örfiye

1. (politics, obsolete) military government

   Synonyms: sıkıyönetim, örfi idare, askerî hükûmet