XVIII. YÜZYILDA BATUM SANCAĞI’NDA EŞKIYALIK MESELESİ VE ASAYİŞ-THE ISSUE OF BRIGANDAGE AND PUBLIC ORDER IN THE SANJAK OF BATUMI DURING THE 18TH CENTURY
Batumi emerged as a significant town in the 16thcentury. The city was under the domination of the Ottoman Empire after the campaigns to Caucasus and Georgia. It became one of the ports of contention between Russia and Persia during the 18thcentury. Batumi…