This research article is based mainly on Ottoman archival data of 1845. They are manuscripts, written in Ottoman
Turkish. Ottoman government needs cash in the years of 1820s due to wars with Russia and Iran. To achieve this,
the state demands extra taxes from all peasants of Anatolia. In this study, the economic situation of 22 small Muslim
villages of the district of Kıreli of Konya of Anatolia was examined in outline. Agriculture and livestock were the main
means of livelihood for the Muslim peasants. However, with the increase of the population, the economic resources
were not enough for the Muslim peasants and the nomads (Yörük) living in this region. Many men had to leave their
villages and went to the large cities to earn struggle for life. Ottoman administration founds them there and also
taxes the labor. This was a very heavy practice for them. In the region, most villages were abandoned. The peasants
had to be content with only rural resources. The vacant agricultural lands were immediately planted by the surrounding
peasants.
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Osmanlı Toplumu |
Bölüm | Araştırma Makaleleri |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 27 Eylül 2023 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2023 |