Research Article

ISKEÇE/XANHTI UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: SETTLEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (14TH - 18TH CENTURIES)

Volume: 10 Number: 28 November 28, 2023
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ISKEÇE/XANHTI UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: SETTLEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (14TH - 18TH CENTURIES)

Abstract

İskeçe, or Xanthi, is a city in present-day Greece. It fell under Ottoman territories in 1373 during the reign of Sultan Murad I, following the Battle of Maritsa. In terms of administration, İskeçe was in the status of village affiliated with Yenice-i Karasu township under sanjak of Paşa of the Province of Rumeli. Financially, it was one of vakıf (foundation) villages within Sultan Bayezid II's külliye (Islamic-Ottoman social complex) in Edirne. İskeçe remained under Ottoman rule from the second half of the fourteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century. Moreover, it had become an important Turkish city during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, even though it was a mostly Christian settlement. This study examines how İskeçe transformed from a long-time village into a Balkan city. It includes information about its name alongside its history, settlement, demography and economic structure. This study prepared based on Ottoman archival documents will make an important contribution to both the history of İskeçe and history of Western Thrace as the number of individual studies examining İskeçe region is limited.

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References

  1. 1. Archival Documents BOA-Ottoman Archive. Istanbul
  2. Kâmil Kepeci (KK.d.) 2676, 2830, 5177.
  3. Maliyeden Müdevver Defterleri (MAD.d.) 59, 2908, 14781, 14921, 15053.
  4. Mühimme Defterleri (A.DVNS.MHM.d.) 116.
  5. Tahrir Defterleri (TT.d.) 70, 143, 167, 306, 979.
  6. Cevdet Tasnifi
  7. Askerî (AS) Dosya/Gömlek 93/4268.
  8. Belediye (BLD) Dosya/Gömlek 106/5288.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

History of Ottoman Socio-Economy, Early Modern Balkan History

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

November 28, 2023

Submission Date

January 5, 2023

Acceptance Date

July 27, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 10 Number: 28

APA
Çakır, İ. E., & Civelek, G. (2023). ISKEÇE/XANHTI UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: SETTLEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (14TH - 18TH CENTURIES). Osmanlı Mirası Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(28), 553-567. https://doi.org/10.17822/omad.2023.255
AMA
1.Çakır İE, Civelek G. ISKEÇE/XANHTI UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: SETTLEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (14TH - 18TH CENTURIES). JOLS. 2023;10(28):553-567. doi:10.17822/omad.2023.255
Chicago
Çakır, İbrahim Etem, and Gökhan Civelek. 2023. “ISKEÇE/XANHTI/UNDER/OTTOMAN/RULE:/SETTLEMENT,/DEMOGRAPHY/AND/ECONOMIC/STRUCTURE/(14TH/-/18TH/CENTURIES)”. Osmanlı Mirası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (28): 553-67. https://doi.org/10.17822/omad.2023.255.
EndNote
Çakır İE, Civelek G (November 1, 2023) ISKEÇE/XANHTI UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: SETTLEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (14TH - 18TH CENTURIES). Osmanlı Mirası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 28 553–567.
IEEE
[1]İ. E. Çakır and G. Civelek, “ISKEÇE/XANHTI UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: SETTLEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (14TH - 18TH CENTURIES)”, JOLS, vol. 10, no. 28, pp. 553–567, Nov. 2023, doi: 10.17822/omad.2023.255.
ISNAD
Çakır, İbrahim Etem - Civelek, Gökhan. “ISKEÇE/XANHTI/UNDER/OTTOMAN/RULE:/SETTLEMENT,/DEMOGRAPHY/AND/ECONOMIC/STRUCTURE/(14TH/-/18TH/CENTURIES)”. Osmanlı Mirası Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/28 (November 1, 2023): 553-567. https://doi.org/10.17822/omad.2023.255.
JAMA
1.Çakır İE, Civelek G. ISKEÇE/XANHTI UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: SETTLEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (14TH - 18TH CENTURIES). JOLS. 2023;10:553–567.
MLA
Çakır, İbrahim Etem, and Gökhan Civelek. “ISKEÇE/XANHTI/UNDER/OTTOMAN/RULE:/SETTLEMENT,/DEMOGRAPHY/AND/ECONOMIC/STRUCTURE/(14TH/-/18TH/CENTURIES)”. Osmanlı Mirası Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 28, Nov. 2023, pp. 553-67, doi:10.17822/omad.2023.255.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Etem Çakır, Gökhan Civelek. ISKEÇE/XANHTI UNDER OTTOMAN RULE: SETTLEMENT, DEMOGRAPHY AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURE (14TH - 18TH CENTURIES). JOLS. 2023 Nov. 1;10(28):553-67. doi:10.17822/omad.2023.255