An Uncompleted Attempt at the End of the Nineteenth Century: The Shipping Company of Sakarya River

Yıl 2016, Sayı: 1, 1 - 23, 01.06.2016

Ömer Karaoğlu

Öz

XVIIth century and next periods were the years of the expansion
of commercial capitalism by means of shipping trade. The activity
of west in Mediterranean trade along the line a series of developments
which constricted the Ottoman domination. At the beginning
of the XIXth century, it was seen the expansion in foreign trade and financial
dependence conjunction with the process of integration with
western economies. In this process, the western countries experienced
the significant improvements in the ship technology and sea transporting.
The steamships moved to a new phase the superiority of western
capitalism. The Ottoman State tried to develop the resistance by reforms
in this new process. It was intended to improve the water resources
of Anatolia and also to prevent damage to agricultural lands in
accordance with the Tanzimat reforms. It was realised the public services
in order to get benefit of the rivers to contribute to the national
economy. The river transporting failed mostly. The old shipping technology
was dependent on the wind directions. It could be done the
transportation on the rivers such as Euphrates, Tigris, Nile and Danube.
The shipping company of Sakarya river was aborted attempt in
Ottoman territory. It was given the concession for this initiative that
was started towards the end of Abdulaziz I (1861-1876) period but it
was not ready for operating activities in the legal term. This study is
the subject of this unfinished experiment.

Anahtar Kelimeler

River Transporting, Sakarya River, Agreement of Concession, Nafia