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Journal of Black Sea Studies: 16

Issue16Spring 2014

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“BEY”LİKTEN “AĞA”LIĞA: 17. YÜZYILIN İLK YARISINDA TRABZON’DA “UNVAN ENFLASYONU” - FROM "LORD (BEY)" TO "MASTER (AĞA)": "THE TITLE INFLATION" IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 17TH CENTURY IN TRABZON

This article reviews the changes in the countryside during the 17 th century in the Ottoman Empire. It focuses on the concept of “title inflation” and examines the issue in order to explore these changes. The concept, attributed to the status of England in…

AĞA MUHAMMED HAN’IN KAFKASYA SEFERLERİ VE OSMANLI-İRAN İLİŞKİLERİ (1795-1797) - AGA MUHAMMED HAN’s CAUCASIAN CAMPAIGNS AND OTTOMAN-IRAN RELATIONS (1975-1797)

In this study, Aga Muhammed Han’s Caucasian campaigns and Ottoman-Iran relations (1795-1797) are studied and by using the available sources, some evaluations are carried out. Within the general framework, the introductory part is devoted to Aga Muhammed Han…

SAMSUN’DA FRANSIZ KONSOLOSLUĞU’NUN KURULMASI VE FRANSIZ ARŞİV BELGELERİNE GÖRE ŞEHRİN DURUMU (1840-1870) - THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE FRENCH CONSULATE AT SAMSUN AND THE SITUATION OF THE CITY ACCORDING TO FRENCH ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS

Just like Trabzon, Samsun, one of the most important ports of the Southern Black Sea, entered into a rapid development process in the 1830s owing to the high potential of agricultural production and its geographical location. As a sign of this developmental…

İSTİKBÂL GAZETESİ’NE GÖRE DOĞU CEPHESİ’NDE TÜRK-ERMENİ SAVAŞI (1920) - REFLECTIONS OF THE TURKISH-ARMENIAN WAR ON THE ISTIKBÂL NEWSPAPER IN THE EASTERN FRONTIER AND THE NATIONAL STRUGGLE

The Eastern Frontier was of vital importance for the achievement of the National Struggle. Bolshevik Russia and the Allies planned the establishment of an Armenia State in Eastern Anatolia. When Bolshevik Revolution took place in the First World War, the…

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“TRABZON’DA MEŞVERET” GAZETESİNE GÖRE DONANMA-YI OSMANÎ MUAVENET-İ MİLLİYE CEMİYETİ TRABZON ŞUBESİ VE FAALİYETLERİ - TRABZON THE NATIONAL OTTOMAN NAVY MUAVENET ASSOCIATION (CHARITY) PROVINCIAL BRANCH AND ITS ACTIVITIES IN THE NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES OF MASHVARÂT

Founded in Istanbul in order to collect aid to the Ottoman navy, the the League branches of National Navy Osmani Gwin were opened across the country in a short time.Trabzon branch of the Society started its activities in January 26, 1910. This study, covering…

BETWEEN MODERN TRABZON AND ANCIENT TREBIZOND: THE RESURRECTION OF THE HISTORICAL AUTHOR IN MACAULAY’S THE TOWERS OF TREBIZOND - MODERN TRABZON İLE ANTİK TREBİZOND ARASINDA: MACAULAY’IN TRABZON HİSARLARI ADLI ESERİNDE TARİHSEL (GERÇEK) YAZARIN İZLERİ

Ostensibly being a travel account, Rose Macaulay’s The Towers of Trebizond presents a character who resurrects from the ashes of the ancient city. This paper argues that even though this novel can be read as a travelogue, the female protagonist of the…