Blurred Frontiers of the Ancient City: Quarters in Ottoman-Era Trabzon (17th-20th Centuries)
Abstract
The city of Trabzon, which has been one of the most important settlements in Anatolia since the ancient eras, contains the traces of political, economic, and social mobility observed throughout its long history in its urban texture. The study focuses on the urban texture of Trabzon after the Ottoman conquest and focuses on the period between the 17th and 20th centuries, which is seen as an important deficiency in the literature. In this context, archival documents kept during the Ottoman period, especially through the records of the kadı court of Trabzon; the main backbone of the study is the determination of the mahalles (quarters) that are newly established, whose names have changed and merged, as well as examining where these mahalles are located on the city topography and discussing the dimensions of urban growth seen in 17-20. Century period.
Keywords
Trabzon, Ottoman mahalles (quarters), kadı court registers, 17th-20th centuries, urban history
Thanks
This paper is based on the Fulya Üstün Demirkaya’s Ph.D. thesis completed under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Ömer İskender Tuluk in 2014. However, in the course of preparing the paper, the references, as well as the data and information, have been updated to the extent possible.
The article complies with national and international research and publication ethics. Ethics committee permission was not required for the study.
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