ABDURRAHMAN SAMİ PAŞA’NIN RUMELİ TEFTİŞİ
ABDURRAHMAN SAMI PAŞA'S RUMELI INSPECTION

Summary/Abstract: After the proclamation of the Tanzimat Ferman of 1839, reform movements were started rapidly. It was declared that everyone's life and property safety would be ensured, a property count will be made and the tax will be taken according to everyone's income. For this purpose, inspectors were sent to the sides of Anatolia and Rumelia in 1840. The inspection movement was a preferred procedure of the state and was used to understand the direction in which way the reforms were supposed to take. After the declaration of the Tanzimat Ferman with the first inspection in 1840 the country has been inspected several times. However, these inspections did not succeed on various grounds. In 1850, Mustafa Reşit Pasha and other Tanzimatists decided to send inspectors committees to Rumelia and Anatolia. In November 1850, Abdurrahman Sami Pasha was appointed to the inspection of Rumelia. Abdurrahman Sami Pasha carried out inspections in Rumelia region from January 1851 until August 1851. During his eight months in duty, he made observations on the social, economic and religious problems of the region. Abdurrahman Sami Pasha was appointed to the governorship of Bosnia in August 1851 and the duty was given to Kamil Pasha member of the Meclis-i Vala. During his tenure, Abdurrahman Sami Pasha traveled the central and western sides of Rumelia from Selanik to Bosnia and sent reports of his travels to Istanbul. The purpose of this inspection was to determine whether the implementation of the Tanzimat principles was successful and to find solutions to the causes of the failure. In this study, in accordance with Abdurrahman Sami Pasha's duty as an inspector and reports he submitted, some determinations will be given regarding the implementation of Tanzimat in Rumelia.

• Details
• Contents