ERZURUM GÜMRÜGÜ, AS AN INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT CENTER, AND SOME PROBLEMS OF ADMINISTRATION

Authors : Neşe ERİM

Pages : 187-197

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Publication Date : 1996-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In this paper * n will present the result of a study conceming the customs of Erzurum in the 18 th century, which is based upon the mukataa and gümrük registers. The mukataa registers form a consecutive series beginning w ith the da w n of the 18 th century ı unfortunately the customs registers have survided only for certain years ı As Erzurum often has been the theatre of war, nothing remains of the local kadı registers, which normally would have permitted us to answer questions which the mukataa and gümrük do`cuments leave unanswered. Apart from quantitative data the two extant series contain information on the manner in which the customs of Erzurum were administered; thus our study, while mainly economic, also is relevent to political historians.  
Keywords : ERZURUM, GÜMRÜGÜ, INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT