Research Article

The combat against locust invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918)

Volume: 18 Number: 2 June 1, 2017
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The combat against locust invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918)

Abstract

Locust swarms from North Africa reached Ottoman lands almost periodically, creating substantial damage in agriculture and livestock.  The state was obliged to renounce collecting the taxes, and in some cases financially supported the farmers who suffered from locust damage. It was not only the people but also the state that was bereaved. Before the Second Constitution proclaimed in 1908, there was no co-ordinated combat against the locust invasions. As of 1912, the Ottoman administration acted in a relatively better organized manner, issued regulations and resorted to all available technical means at its disposal. Thus, during World War I, when Western Anatolia was plagued by the locusts, the Empire actually opened a new front staffed with labour battalions and was relatively successful in fighting the invasion. Since it was impossible to implement efficient measures in the deserts which constituted the source of the locusts, despite control efforts in these sources of locusts, a threat of an invasion remained.

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English

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Publication Date

June 1, 2017

Submission Date

August 23, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 18 Number: 2

APA
Çavuş, R. (2017). The combat against locust invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918). Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science), 18(2), 59-76. https://izlik.org/JA44DE99TW
AMA
1.Çavuş R. The combat against locust invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918). Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science). 2017;18(2):59-76. https://izlik.org/JA44DE99TW
Chicago
Çavuş, Remzi. 2017. “The Combat Against Locust Invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918)”. Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science) 18 (2): 59-76. https://izlik.org/JA44DE99TW.
EndNote
Çavuş R (June 1, 2017) The combat against locust invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918). Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science) 18 2 59–76.
IEEE
[1]R. Çavuş, “The combat against locust invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918)”, Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science), vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 59–76, June 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA44DE99TW
ISNAD
Çavuş, Remzi. “The Combat Against Locust Invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918)”. Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science) 18/2 (June 1, 2017): 59-76. https://izlik.org/JA44DE99TW.
JAMA
1.Çavuş R. The combat against locust invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918). Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science). 2017;18:59–76.
MLA
Çavuş, Remzi. “The Combat Against Locust Invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918)”. Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science), vol. 18, no. 2, June 2017, pp. 59-76, https://izlik.org/JA44DE99TW.
Vancouver
1.Remzi Çavuş. The combat against locust invasion in the Ottoman Empire (1908-1918). Osmanli Bilimi Arastirmalari (Studies in Ottoman Science) [Internet]. 2017 Jun. 1;18(2):59-76. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA44DE99TW