Abstract
CHARRITY EXHIBITION FOR THE RELATIVES OF MARTY AND
VETERANS of GRECO-TURKISH WAR of 1897
Sultan Abd11lham1d II organized a charity exhibitio11 for those people whose relatives have been martyried during the Greek war in 1897. 5 people were involved in organizing the kermess. People showed great interest from istanbul and other provinces. Abdulham1d the second and other statesman financially contributed to this kermes. Besides the statesman, people also made donation. Some of the collected money has been deposited to Ottoma11 and Ziraat banks. Belongings have been sold to merchallls in auction. Donators have been rewarded with medals and state mark based on their stallls. Goods that have been donated for the charity exhibition varied. Women gave some handcraft goods; on the other hand man made the donation based on their status and profession. Cigaretts, cigarett case, cigarett holder, paintings, signboard, bag, meal set, 11arghile, cologne, good fragrance and tesbih are the goods that have been donated. Goods that imported from Europe, America, Japan and China have been granted to charity exihibition.
Key Words: 1897 Greek War, Charity Exhibition, Abdulhamid the Second,
Martyr, War Veteran, Cash Donation, Ott01nan Bank, Ziraat Bank.
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| Primary Language | English |
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| Journal Section | Research Article |
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| Publication Date | August 14, 2014 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2008 Issue: 13 |