This book, entitled The Artisans and Janissaries of Istanbul: Before and After The Auspicious Event, 1808-39, tells the story of the artisans and janissaries in Istanbul during the reign of Mahmud II (r. 1808-39). It is about people like the aforementioned toymaker/seller who survived on the margins of society and were able to return to the center of Istanbul, albeit in his case as impoverished men who had to earn a living and did not have the power of armed men. The book seeks to uncover both individual and institutional hi(stories) and to show what everyday life was like before and after he Auspicious Event, and to what extent the state crushing of the janissary power paved the way for further yet complex liberalization of the Ottoman Empire and thus had an impact on the guilds and the relevant actors.

 

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Kitabın Adı:	The Artisans and Janissaries of Istanbul: Before and After the Auspicious Event, 1808-1839
Yazan:	Nalan Turna
Dizi Adı:	History: 449
Yayın Yılı:	2022
Sayfa:	260
Ebat:	13,5 x 21 cm.
Kağıt:	Enzo 70 gr.
Kapak:	Cevdet Mehmet Kösemen
Cilt/Kapak:	250 gr. Mat, Amerikan Bristol, 4 renk
ISBN/Barkod:	978-625-8472-27-1

İÇİNDEKİLER

ABBREVIATIONS .........................................................................................................  11

FOREWORD ......................................................................................................................  13

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION:

HISTORIOGRAPHY, CONCEPTS,

                                                      THEORIES, AND SO ..............................................  15

Historiography ..................................................................................................................  17

Concepts, Theoretical Framework, Methodology, and Sources .........  33

Structure of the Book  ..................................................................................................  42

CHAPTER TWO

JANISSARIES AS MULTI-DIMENSIONAL:
JANISSARY ARTISANS OR

                                                 ARTISAN JANISSARIES ..........................................  47

"The Infidel Sultan:" Sultan Mahmud II (r. 1808-1839) .......................  48

The Line Blurred: The Janissary-Artisans Relationship  ......................  53

"Janissary, But Still Bandit:" Janissaryism and
From Popular Justice to Formal Justice ...................................................  72

Myth and Reality: Just Before the Vak‘â-i Hayriyye .................................  76

The Last Battle: Vak‘â-i Hayriyye or Vak‘â-i Şeriyye ................................  81

New Soldiers in the Economy?  ..............................................................................  90

CHAPTER THREE

AFTER THE WOLF ENTERS THE SHEEPFOLD:
NEW INSTITUTIONAL CHANGES AND

                                                                 ARTISANS .........................................................  95

Istanbul Under the Gaze of İhtisâb Nezâreti ...................................................  98

The "People of Honor" and the "Idle" Artisans ......................................  102

Taxation, Unification, and Centralization on the
Way to the Tanzimat ..........................................................................................  110

Artisans Meet Evkâf-ı Hümâyûn Nezâreti  ....................................................  117

Gedik and Eshâm Practices ....................................................................................  126

CHAPTER FOUR

                                 THE KETHÜDÂS: WHO WERE THEY? .......................  131

Identifying Them ..........................................................................................................  131

Appointed or Elected? ...............................................................................................  135

As Guarantors ................................................................................................................  145

Kethüdâlık Fees ..............................................................................................................  151

Gedik Revenues, Money-Lending, and the Like ........................................  155

CHAPTER FIVE

FROM THE BELOW:
THE DILEMMAS OF  THE ARTISANS AND

                                     MONOPOLIES VS. LAISSEZ-FAIRE ...........................  163

The Barber Gediks and the Story of Coffeehouses as Barbershops  164

Pious Foundations and Artisan Monopolies ................................................  178

Lower and Upper Artisans: Between Conflict and Negotiation ......  182

Crises in the Shoe Market .......................................................................................  191

And Women .....................................................................................................................  203

CONCLUDING REMARKS ...................................................................................  207

APPENDICES .................................................................................................................  213

BIBLIOGRAPHY ..........................................................................................................  225

INDEX .................................................................................................................................  245