By Gökhan Çetinsaya
ISBN-10: 0203332466
ISBN-13: 9780203332467
ISBN-10: 0415341582
ISBN-13: 9780415341585
It is a examine of the character of Ottoman management less than Sultan Abdulhamid and the results of this at the 3 provinces that have been to shape the trendy kingdom of Iraq. the writer presents a basic observation at the overdue Ottoman provincial management and a finished photo of the character of its interplay with provincial society. In drawing on resources of the Ottoman files, bringing jointly and studying an abundance of complicated records, this e-book is an interesting contribution to the sphere of center japanese reports.
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This in turn focused attention upon the committee’s recommendations for improvements in the gendarmerie, and more generally in the civil administration. The Vali of Baghdad, in particular, was highly critical of the efficiency of the gendarmerie, noting in passing that it was recruited largely among Kurds, Chechens, and Circassians. It was agreed that in the civil administration, as in the gendarmerie, it was essential to employ capable and qualified officials, preferably with a knowledge of local languages and conditions.
In Iraq, the Department was headed by a Central Committee at Baghdad, and was divided into two main branches: land and irrigation, and navigation. Its properties in Iraq can be divided into four classes: Tigris properties, Shatt al-Gharaf properties, Euphrates properties, and Shatt al-Arab properties. It also had large properties in the sancak of Najd. Its Navigation branch, the Hamidiye Company, was established in March 1904, with the purchase of the vessels of the Oman-Ottoman (Umman-ı Osmanî ) Company which was a branch of the Ministry of the Navy.
The Russians had a consulate at Baghdad, first established in 1881, refounded in 1889, and raised to consulate-general in 1901; and a viceconsulate at Basra, founded in 1899. The Americans’ interest, on the other hand, showed a decline, and they replaced their consul with a vice-consul in 1894, though they showed great interest in the field of archaeology and missionary works. Last but not least were the Iranians. They maintained consuls-general (called Bav Vehbender or Bav Karperdaz) in Baghdad and Basra.
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