Turcica, 48, 2017, p. 271-299. doi: 10.2143/TURC.48.0.3237142 © 2017 Turcica. Tous droits réservés. KEZBAN ACAR PROCURING AND TRAFFICKING IN WOMEN IN THE LATE OTTOMAN EMPIRE There have been many studies on prostitution and procuring in differ- ent periods and places in the Ottoman Empire, and its legal aspects in the Islamic and Ottoman Law. Although these studies give valuable and insightful informations on the legal status of procuring in şeriat and kanuns, and although by their distinct and sometimes similar approaches toward procuring and procurers as well as by providing examples of procuring and prostitution in Istanbul and different towns and cities in the Empire such as Aleppo, Kastamonu, Balıkesir, Damascus, Antep (Ayntab), and Crete, they contribute greatly to the understanding of sex crimes and trafficking in the Empire, 1 almost none of them refers to the international extent of procuring and trafficking in women in the late Ottoman Empire. Some studies by Edward J. Bristow and Rıfat Bali deal specifically with trade in women in the Ottoman Empire. Covering a time period from 1870 to 1939 and a large area from Europe to Asia and America and utiliz- ing mainly German sources, Bristow opens a window to trade in women in the Ottoman Empire and contributes greatly to our understanding of Prof. Dr. Kezban Acar, Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi, Fen-Edebiyat Fakültesi, kacar45@yahoo.com. 1 Heyd, Studies in Old Ottoman Criminal Law; Imber, Studies in Ottoman History and Law; Ze’evi, “Changes in Legal-Sexual Discourses;” Semerdjian, “Sinful Professions;” Semerdjian, Off the Straight Path; Sariyannis, “Prostitution in Ottoman Istanbul;” Sariyan- nis, “Neglected Trades;” Zarinebaf, Crime and Punishment in Istanbul; Rafeq, “Public Morality;” Kermeli, “Sin and the Sinner;” Ergene, Local Court.