ğ lu ▁and ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁as ▁the ▁Tür k oca ğ ı ▁Building , ▁upon ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Must af a ▁K em al ▁At at ür k . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Eth n ography ▁Museum ▁and ▁houses ▁a ▁rich ▁collection ▁of ▁Turkish ▁art ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁There ▁are ▁also ▁gall eries ▁for ▁guest ▁exhib itions . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁re forms ▁ ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁was ▁a ▁religious ▁emp ire ▁in ▁which ▁each ▁religious ▁community ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁large ▁degree ▁of ▁aut onomy ▁with ▁the ▁Mil let ▁( O tt oman ▁Empire ) ▁structure . ▁Each ▁mil let ▁had ▁an ▁internal ▁system ▁of ▁govern ance ▁based ▁upon ▁its ▁religious ▁law , ▁such ▁as ▁Sh aria , ▁Catholic ▁Can on ▁law , ▁or ▁Jewish ▁Hal ak ha . ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁tried ▁to ▁modern ize ▁the ▁code ▁with ▁the ▁re forms ▁of ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁H att - i ▁Sh ar if ▁which ▁tried ▁to ▁end ▁the ▁confusion ▁in ▁the ▁jud icial ▁sphere ▁by ▁extending ▁the ▁legal ▁equality ▁to ▁all ▁citizens . ▁ ▁The ▁leading ▁legal ▁re forms ▁instit uted ▁included ▁a ▁sec ular ▁constitution ▁( la ï c ité ) ▁with ▁the ▁complete ▁separation ▁of ▁government ▁and ▁religious ▁affairs , ▁the ▁replacement ▁of ▁Islam ic ▁courts ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁canon ▁law ▁with ▁a ▁sec ular ▁civil ▁code ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Civil ▁Code , ▁and