▁a ▁pen al ▁code ▁based ▁on ▁that ▁of ▁Italy ▁( 1 9 2 4 – 3 7 ). ▁ ▁Leg al ▁system ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁sh aria ▁courts ▁were ▁abol ished ▁with ▁the ▁law ▁" Me h ak im - i ▁ Ş er ' i yen in ▁ İ lg as ı na ▁ve ▁Me h ak im ▁Te ş kil at ı na ▁A it ▁Ah k am ı ▁Mu add il ▁Kan un ". ▁ ▁C od ification ▁ ▁The ▁non - Mus lim ▁mil let ▁affected ▁with ▁the ▁Age ▁of ▁En light en ment ▁in ▁Europe ▁modern ized ▁the ▁Christian ▁Law . ▁In ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁Islam ic ▁Law ▁and ▁Christian ▁Law ▁became ▁dr ast ically ▁different . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁and ▁today , ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Law ▁does ▁not ▁contain ▁prov isions ▁reg ulating ▁the ▁su nd ry ▁relationships ▁of ▁" polit ical ▁institutions " ▁and ▁" com mer cial ▁transactions ". ▁The ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁dissol ved ▁not ▁only ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁out dated ▁systems , ▁but ▁also ▁its ▁trad itions ▁were ▁not ▁applicable ▁to ▁the ▁dem ands ▁of ▁its ▁time . ▁For ▁example , ▁the ▁rules ▁rel ating ▁to ▁" c riminal ▁cases " ▁which ▁were ▁sh aped ▁under ▁Islam ic ▁Law ▁were ▁limited ▁in ▁serving ▁their ▁purpose ▁ade qu ately . ▁Begin ning ▁with ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century , ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Islam ic ▁codes ▁and ▁legal ▁prov isions