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BOSNA HALKININ İSTİRHÂMÂTI (1875)
Petitions of Bosnian people (1875)

Author(s): Mehmet Demiryürek
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Orijentalni Institut u Sarajevu
Keywords: Bosnia; Ottoman Administration; Taxes.

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this study is to reveal a document written by the people of Bosnia in 1875. This document is a petition and was sent to Ottoman Sadrazam. According to the document, the people of Bosnia had a lot of problems such as the oppression of the officials, bribery, illegal practices and taxes and illegal to regulations. The order was broken. People were poor and had to pay high taxes. The people of Bosnia believed that the Ottoman Sadrazam had to solve their problem.

  • Issue Year: 2008
  • Issue No: 57
  • Page Range: 153-185
  • Page Count: 33
  • Language: Turkish