In Anatolia’s geography its coastal regions with
forest cover extending from the coast to the
mountains, has provided its richness to civilizations.
From the mountains to the coast the
numerous rivers and streams and the proximity
of forest cover to the rivers and coast were
among the significant factors facilitating the
supply and transportation of timber. However,
as these factors facilitated timber supply and
transportation, they also facilitated all kinds of
smuggling activities. When the central control
of the Ottoman State declined, control over the
long coastline from the land became more difficult.
Settlements on the coast were few, and
smugglers could easily reach, fell and transport
of any kind of timber with their local collaborators.
It was not only the physical conditions on
the coast that increased the smuggling of timber.
It is also necessary to consider the nearby
islands of the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas
as for the inhabitants of the islands where the
natural resources were scarce or inadequate,
all kinds of smuggling-looting activity were
quite risk-free, profitable branches of business.
After the Greek Independence, with the increase
in the construction of vessels on these
islands, Greek shipping centers demand for
timber increased and with it timber smuggling
from Anatolia. The Ottoman government wanted
to take tighter measures, but did not succeed
in preventing the smuggling of timber to
the islands.
Greek Islands Smuggling Forests Timber Shipping Ship-Building
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Archaeology |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | October 11, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 Issue: 22 |
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