The Yörüks of Ottoman Western Thrace in the sixteenth century

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buir.advisorİnalcık, Halil
dc.contributor.authorYeni, Harun
dc.date.accessioned2016-01-08T20:03:36Z
dc.date.available2016-01-08T20:03:36Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.departmentDepartment of Historyen_US
dc.descriptionAnkara : The Department of History, The Institute of Economics and Social Sciences of İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionThesis (Ph. D.) -- Bilkent University, 2013.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references leaves 219-234.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis study essentially questions the nature of the yörük population in Ottoman western Thrace through an examination of fiscal and military registers of the sixteenth century. Firstly, through a discussion of the terminology used for mobile social groups in other disciplines, such as anthropology and geography, it is revealed that there is no terminological consensus, but rather a variety within and among the terms used. In parallel with this theoretical background, it is argued that the concept of variety occupied an important role in yörüks’ ways of life in the region in question. This is also reflected in the manners in which they were registered, though a different manner of registration did not necessarily signify a different way of life. In this particular sphere, the yörük groups examined are those of the districts of Demürhisar, Drama, Yenice-i Karasu, and Gümülcine. Next, the military nature of these yörüks is analyzed. The origins and formation of the yörük organization in Rumelia are discussed through the case of western Thrace. Similarities with and differences from other auxiliary forces are also investigated in connection with the question of origins and formation. The regulations issued for the yörüks as a military group and the changes that occurred over time are looked at so as to be able to see any differentiation. The extent of militarization among the yörüks in the region is evaluated through the classical fiscal surveys and the yörük registers, with a revisional approach to the literature being taken. Within this scope, the nature of the yörük registers is questioned, and the correlation between registered and unregistered yörüks is revealed.en_US
dc.description.degreePh.D.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityYeni, Harunen_US
dc.format.extentxv, 244 leaves, illustrations, mapsen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11693/16936
dc.language.isoEnglishen_US
dc.publisherBilkent Universityen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectyörüken_US
dc.subjectOttoman Rumeliaen_US
dc.subjectwestern Thraceen_US
dc.subjecteastern Macedoniaen_US
dc.subjectDemürhisaren_US
dc.subjectDramaen_US
dc.subjectYenice-i Karasuen_US
dc.subjectGümülcineen_US
dc.subjectthe yörük organizationen_US
dc.subjectdefter-i yörükânen_US
dc.subjectnomadismen_US
dc.subjecttranshumanceen_US
dc.subject.lccDR27.Y87 Y46 2013en_US
dc.subject.lcshYuruks (Turkic peoples)--Balkan Peninsula--16th century.en_US
dc.subject.lcshYuruks (Turkic peoples)--Turkey--16th century.en_US
dc.subject.lcshNomads--Turkey.en_US
dc.subject.lcshNomads--Balkan Peninsula.en_US
dc.titleThe Yörüks of Ottoman Western Thrace in the sixteenth centuryen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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