In this study, primarily the administrative organization, ethnic and population structure (demography) of Kosovo, which was organized as a province in the Balkan peninsula at the end of the 19th century, were discussed. Then, the economic activities of the region, its situation in agriculture, industry and transportation were examined. The successful work that led to the appointment of Halil Rıfat Pasha, who was appointed here as the regional governor of Kosovo in 1877, and the socio-cultural and political problems of the region are discussed. Especially, the fact that the Ottoman-Russian War (1877-1878), which started in these dates, took place very close to the region, threatened the already corrupt public order and security of the region. Halil Rıfat Pasha, who was the governor in these negative conditions, was dealing with the internal security problem on the one hand, and on the other hand, he was also interested in the Muslim immigrants who piled up in the region. As a result, he showed great effort together with other state officials and soldiers to keep the region in the hands of the Ottoman State until he left the governorship of Kosovo and was appointed to the governorship of Thes-saloniki during the Treaty of Berlin in 1878.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Cultural Studies |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | September 23, 2022 |
Acceptance Date | August 11, 2022 |
Published in Issue | Year 2022 |