Yükselen Bir Liman Kentinde Ekonomik Pastayı Paylaşmak: 20. Yüzyılın Başında Mersin’de Rekabet, Çatışma ve İttifaklar
Sharing the Economic Pie in a Rising Port City: Rivalry, Conflict and Alliances in the Early 20th Century Mersin

Summary/Abstract: Mersin was a small village in the mid-19th century. However, within about fifty years, it became an important Eastern Mediterranean port city. By the early 20th century, its population had reached 15,000, volume of trade had multiplied, and transportation infrastructure had been improved. As an outcome these developments, wealth began to pour in Mersin. However, at the same time, the city began to witness disputes over the distribution of wealth. This study examines one such dispute that erupted in the summer of 1905 and involved the owners of boat companies, their workers, and artisans who were ferrying cargoes between the piers and ships anchored offshore. It sheds some important light on how claims for a greater share of the pie fostered conflicts, and alliances between people from different social classes in Mersin.

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