From nomadism to sedentary life in Central Anatolia : the case of Rışvan tribe (1830-1932)
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Advisor
Özel, OktayDate
2011Publisher
Bilkent University
Language
English
Type
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Abstract
This thesis presents an overview of how the Ottoman Empire established its relations
with nomads and how it managed to administrate the settlement of nomadic tribes.
The aim of this thesis is to analyze the dynamics that made the sedentarization of
nomadic tribes necessary in the 19th century with particular reference to the
settlement of RıĢvan tribe in Central Anatolia, more specifically in Haymana. In this
respect, the effects of this settlement on the population structure and settlement
geography of Haymana are examined. The thesis also deals with the challenges the
newly settled nomadic RıĢvan tribesmen faced such as the settlement and adaptation
problems in the sedentarization process and afterwards. Lastly, the factors that
affected and extended the sedentarization process are analyzed in comparison with
the experiences in the other Middle-Eastern examples of sedentarization and
settlement processes