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The agricultural structure of the Foça region in the mid-nineteenth century : an examination of the çift-hane system and the big farms in the light of the temettü defters, 1844-45 (H 1260-61)
(Bilkent University, 1997)This thesis hopes to examine the agricultural structure of the Foca region (near Izmir)in the mid nineteenth century in the light of the temettu defters, until now a largely unexploited source. The aim of this thesis in ... -
The Black Death in early Ottoman territories : 1347-1550
(Bilkent University, 2009)The aim of this thesis is to analyze the possible impact of the Black Death on the early Ottoman society. Firstly, a temporal and spatial analysis of the outbreaks was established using contemporary Ottoman, Byzantine ... -
Bread and provisioning in the Ottoman Empire: 1750-1860
(Bilkent University, 1997)The study examines bread and the provisioning question in the Ottoman Empire during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Wheat and bread supply of the most important center of the Empire: Istanbul is focused on. In ... -
Complaints against the Kadis and abuses of their authority
(Bilkent University, 1996)The Ottoman kâdî was responsible vis-à-vis the Sultan in the name of sharia, i.e. the religious law, who was appointed to achieve justice in his area. Furthermore,, the kâdîs had also wide authorities ranging from ... -
Conflicts between the Dutch merchants and the Ottoman Local Authorities according to the "Felemenk 'Ahdname Defteri" dated 1091/1680
(Bilkent University, 1996)The Dutch republic, in the seventeenth century, was a global naval power with her special substantially big ships, as well as her commercial and financial basis. While the Dutch State, i.e. the United Provinces, was breaking ... -
Danubian border in the second half of the 16th century : revolution and transformation, tradition and continuation on the eve of a new era
(Bilkent University, 2013)This study focuses on pre-Ottoman Turkic presence and their remainings as the first phase of the Turkic presence and examines how the Ottomans adapted, re-organized and re-structured the existing military organizations, ... -
Demographic features of Ottoman upper Thrace : a case study on Filibe, Tatar Pazarcık and İstanimaka (1472-1614)
(Bilkent University, 2004)The thesis examines the demographic processes of three Ottoman cities in the period late fifteenth – early seventeenth centuries. Seen through the data provided by the Ottoman tax and population censuses (tahrir defterleri) ... -
Demographic structure and settlement patterns of North-Eastern Bulgaria : a case study on Niğbolu Sandjak (1479-1483)
(Bilkent University, 2006)This thesis examines demographic structure and settlement patterns of Niğbolu Sandjak in the the last two decades of the fifteenth century. Seen through the data provided by the Ottoman tax and population censuses (tahrir ... -
Demography and settlement in Paşa Sancağı Sol-Kol Region according to Muhasebe-i Vilayet-i Rumeli Defteri dated 1530
(Bilkent University, 2006)The thesis analyzes democraphic and settlement features of Paşa Sancağı Sol-Kol region, which covers the ancient Via Egnatia route, mainly in accordance with Muhasebe-i Vilayet-i Rumeli Defteri dated 1530 numbered 167. For ... -
The deterioration of the Ottoman administration in the light of the Ottoman-Russian war of 1768-1774
(Bilkent University, 2001)Continuing victories and absolute belief in the invincibility of their armies are the most important parameters for the Ottomans proving the superiority and perfection of their state traditions and institutions. The ... -
Everyday life in the Ottoman Empire : an interpretation
(Bilkent University, 2000)This thesis analyzes various aspects of daily life in the Ottoman Empire especially in the Classical age. The thesis will trace the connection between the state, religion and Ottoman people alongside the features of daily ... -
The evolution of Kânûnnâme writing in the 16th and 17th century- Ottoman Empire : a comparison of Kânûn-i 'Osmânî of Bayezid II and of Kânûnnâme-i Cedîd
(Bilkent University, 2010)This thesis aims to analyze the changes in the concept of kânûnnâme in the Ottoman Empire from the 16th till the late 17th century. The kânûnnâme, an „urfî code of laws issued by the authority of the sultan, is one of ... -
The evolution of money in the Ottoman Empire, 1326-1922
(Bilkent University, 1999)This thesis examines the evolution of the Ottoman monetary system from the earliest coinages until the end of the empire. It also summarizes the types of coinage and money in use over the entire period. In this reference, ... -
The first Dutch ambassador in Istanbul: Cornelis Haga and the Dutch capitulations of 1612
(Bilkent University, 2003)This dissertation evaluates the granting of capitulations to the Dutch Republic by the Ottoman Sultan in 1612, and early years of first Dutch ambassador Cornelis Haga. The United Provinces, formed by seven provinces of the ... -
The historical archaeology of the Early Ottomans : a new perspective on arguments about the foundation of the Ottoman Empire
(Bilkent University, 2015)This dissertation aims to evaluate the socio-economic structure of the Early Ottoman Period, and is based on an archaeological approach to reconstructing the early Ottoman state and its foundation. In this context, the ... -
Islam in Albanian lands during the first two centuries of the Ottoman rule
(Bilkent University, 2003)This dissertation provides a detailed picture of the religious situation in Albanian lands before the Ottoman conquest and analyzes the conditions upon the establishment of Ottoman rule and the initial stages of ... -
Koca Nişancı" of Kanuni : Celalzade Mustafa Çelebi, Bureaucracy and "Kanun" in the reign of Süleyman the magnificent (1520-1566)
(Bilkent University, 2006)This dissertation analyzes the development of Ottoman administration and its consequences in political reasoning under the reign of Sultan Süleyman in the light of career and works of nişancı Celālzāde Mustafa Çelebi. ... -
A life between piety and politics : Azîz Mahmŭd Hüdâyî (ca 1543-1628)
(Bilkent University, 2000)Aziz Mahmud Hüdayi was one of the most important spiritual, political and intellectual figures of the Iate sixteenth and early seventeenth century of the Ottoman Empire and his memory is stili alive in the present-day ... -
The life of Köprülü Fazıl Mustafa Pasha and his grand vizierate
(Bilkent University, 1996)The subject of the study is the life and the grand vizierate period of Koprulu Fazil Mustafa Pasha who belonged to eminent Koprulu family that provided many statesmen for the Ottoman Empire in the second half of the sisteenth ... -
Mastering the conquered space : resurrection of urban life in Ottoman upper Thrace (14th - 17th c)
(Bilkent University, 2013)This dissertation examines several cases of urban development in the Ottoman Balkans aiming to demonstrate the existence of an established Ottoman model for urban modification and creation of new towns. Focusing on the ...
