Anadolu’da Ahî Teşkilatının Kalite Standart ve Yönetim Anlayışına İlişkin Uygulamaların Günümüze Yansımaları
Reflections of the Practices on the Quality Standard and Management Approach of the Ahî Organization in Anatolia to Today

Summary/Abstract: In the dictionary, Ahilik is the equivalent of the word “akı”, which means “kardas” in Arabic, and in Turkish, which means open-handed, hospitable and brave. The institution of Akhism is a socio-economic institution based on the concepts of art, trade and cooperation developed in the Anatolian geography. In the thirteenth century, Akhism became a social institution aiming to create a national community by spreading to the countryside. Akhism emerged as a national institution peculiar to the Ottoman state, and besides protecting the consumers, it played an important role in the holding and rooting of the Turks in the Anatolian geography. The structure of Akhism peculiar to the Ottoman state continued until the seventeenth century. To the extent that the Ottoman state's dominance area, which was outside the spread of Islam, expanded, it became a necessity to work among people belonging to different religions. During the collapse of the Ottoman state, the Akhism gradually degenerated by taking whatever fell on its behalf. As a result, the guild was corrupted, and the appointment was made according to the favor system, not according to the custom order. In this process, the state of the state is literally collapsing. Finally, in 1912, the guild organization was completely abolished from the square. In this way, the Akhism, which lived for seven hundred years and played a decisive role in the social, cultural and economic life of the Anatolian people, rose to the dusty shelves of history.

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