PUBLIC WORKS IN GÜMÜŞHANE VILAYET IN THE FIRST YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC Cover Image

CUMHURİYETİN İLK YILLARINDA GÜMÜŞHANE VİLAYETİ’NDE BAYINDIRLIK FAALİYETLERİ
PUBLIC WORKS IN GÜMÜŞHANE VILAYET IN THE FIRST YEARS OF THE REPUBLIC

Author(s): Serdar Göktaş
Subject(s): Economic history, Local History / Microhistory, Political history, Social history, Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), Period(s) of Nation Building
Published by: Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi - Karadeniz Araştırmaları Enstitüsü
Keywords: Gümüşhane; Republic; Public Works;

Summary/Abstract: During the transition from the Ottoman Empire to the Republic of Turkey, Gümüşhane suffered a severe destruction in all aspects due to the extraordinary circumstances of this period. The city suffered a spiritual collapse in the areas of socio-cultural, public works, education, population, economy, security as well as the loss of life and property with the Russian and Armenian occupation in the First World War. Gümüşhane, which is located in the administrative structure of the Republic of Turkey, was established after the declaration of the Republic, first as an independent Sanjak and then as a province, took action to heal the wounds of the recent tremors. The city, which was burned and destroyed especially during the Russian occupation, began to be rebuilt during this period. In this study, it will be revealed how a change and transformation took place in terms of Public Works in Gümüşhane province during the first years of the Republic, where the mentality along with the name of the state in Turkey changed.

  • Issue Year: 6/2020
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 447-460
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Turkish
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