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Paperback. 4to. (28 x 21 cm) In Turkish. 93 p., b/w ills. and documents. "In the beginning of the 18th century in the Ottoman Empire as a result of internal unrest there occured governorship. It played an essential role in the internal politics of the state in the second half of the 18th and in the first half of the 19th century. Although the governorship was a class that developed with the activities similar to those of the feudal lords, vice­governor, and farm owners, and were controlled by the state, it cannot be said that this establishment was completely independent of the state and had an ownership concept in a real sense of the word. Nearly all of the governors were getting their possessions when they were at the state service. This sheds light on the discussion related to the seizure of the possessions of the governors after their death or after the capital punishment due to the political reasons. The topic of this study is Haydutoglu Mehmet who was a statesman taking place in the governorship and who served as a governor in Viransehir (Safranbolu) in the Ottoman Empire. He was from the inhabitants of Kurucasile town of today's Bartin. He was punished by capital punishment and all his wealth was seized. This policy was not only applied to Haydutoglu Mehmet but to many governors and vice­governors, and many of them were killed.".

Lingue: Turkish