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Photographs of the people of the profession: portraits of lawyers and judges in robes, court panels, law students, and souvenir photographs inscribed on the back.
Date: AH 1327 / AD 1909–1910
Portrait photograph of the Civil Court President of Yanya (today in Greece). On the back is the inscription "Muhterem muazzez kardeşim Mehmet Tevfik Beyefendi'ye yâdigâr-ı nâçizânemdir" ("My humble keepsake for my respected, dear brother Mehmet Tevfik Beyefendi").
Date: early 1920s
According to the note on the back, the presidents (rüesa) of the Bursa Civil Court of First Instance (Mahkeme-i Asliye Hukuk) had this photograph taken in their new attire (kisve).
Date: 12 Teşrin-i evvel 1340 (1924)
Portrait of Tikveşli Mehmet Ali, an Istanbul court advocate (dava vekili) of the first class. The inscription on the back reads: "Bir hâtıra-i uhuvvet olmak üzere kardeşim Mehmet Efendi'ye takdîm." ("Presented to my brother Mehmet Efendi as a token of brotherhood.")
Date: 1926
Signed photograph of a judge in professional attire, inscribed "Biraderzâdem Mükrime Hanım Efendiye" ("To my niece Mükrime Hanım Efendi").
Date: 1920s or 1930s
Studio photograph of two law students.
Date: January 25, 1930
Group photograph of lawyers, prosecutors, court ushers and courthouse staff.
Date: August 26, 1927
Photograph of Reşat Mimaroğlu, a graduate of the School of Civil Administration (Mülkiye Mektebi), who served as President of the Council of State (Danıştay) from 1931 to 1937.
Date: October 26, 1933
Photograph of a court panel, with its robed members seated in the front row.
Date: July 3, 1933
Signed photograph of a lawyer, inscribed "Kıymetli kardeşim Celal Fuat'a vesîle-i tahattur" ("To my esteemed brother Celal Fuat, as a token of remembrance"). The recipient, Celal Fuat Türkgeldi (1891–1966), was a graduate of the Istanbul Faculty of Law; he served as a member of the Court of Cassation (Yargıtay) and as a member of parliament for Istanbul.
Date: July 31, 1933
Photograph of a lawyer posing in a robe. On the back is the note "Derin hürmetlerimle 31/07/1933" ("With my deep respects, 31/07/1933").
Date: July 30, 1936
Photograph of Adviye Hanım, assistant judge (aza muavini) at the Isparta Court of First Instance, with her mother. On the back is the inscription "Sevgili kardeşlerim Seniha ve Melika Hanımlara sevgilerimle" ("With love to my dear sisters Seniha and Melika Hanım").
Date: 1936–1937
Photograph signed by Başgil, taken during a visit to Ord. Prof. Dr. Ali Fuat Başgil in his office.
Date: 1939
Souvenir photograph of the Izmir Commercial Court panel with its clerk and usher.
Date: 1948
Group photograph of students of the Ankara Faculty of Law.
Date: after 1928
Photograph taken in front of a lawyer's office; the sign reads "Avukat Cevdet Hamdi Kethüdaoğlu".
Date: after 1928
A petition writer (arzuhalci) at his typewriter; the sign on the front of the desk reads "Arzuhalci".
