Migration, Settlement, and the Environment: Initiatives to Create New Settlements in the Province of Hudavendigar in the Late Ottoman Period
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2025
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Istanbul Universitesi
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Starting from the mid-19th century, the pressure exerted by the Russian state on the Muslim population in the region, together with the Ottoman-Russian War (1877-1878) led to a massive wave of migration to Istanbul and Anatolia. As a result of these migrations from the Balkans and the Caucasus, new lands were needed to settle the migrants who had taken refuge in the Ottoman Empire and arrived in Anatolia, and it was decided to clear the swamps, rivers, and lakes for settlement purposes. One of the regions that received a large influx of migrants was the Hudavendigar Province, known for its proximity to Istanbul. The gradual decrease in the water level of Lake Manyas within the province and the subsequent recession of its waters led to the emergence of new settlement areas for the resettlement of migrants. Accordingly, the Sublime Porte dispatched a commission to the region to conduct an investigation and carry out studies for the establishment of new settlement areas. As a result, it was decided that Lake Manyas and its surroundings would be suitable for the settlement of migrants. This study aims to examine the settlement policies implemented around Lake Manyas as an example of how the rapid population growth accompanying large-scale migration in the 19th-century Ottoman Empire led to the establishment of new residential areas. In addition, the study will also address the impact of newly formed lands-emerging as a result of climatic and certain environmental factors in the Ottoman Empire-on settlement and urban planning. This work is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Circassian, Göç, Manyas, Manyas, Migrant, Migration, Muhacir, Resettlement, Çerkes, İskan
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Turkiyat Mecmuasi
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Q4
Cilt
35
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