Constantinople vilayet explained

Native Name:İstanbul
Common Name:Istanbul
Subdivision:Vilayet
Nation:the Ottoman Empire
Year Start:1878
Year End:1922
P1:İstanbul Eyaleti
Flag P1:Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg
S1:Istanbul Province
Flag S1:Flag of Turkey.svg
Today:Turkey
Stat Year1:Muslim, 1914[1]
Stat Pop1:560,434
Stat Year2:Greek, 1914
Stat Pop2:205,752
Stat Year3:Armenian, 1914
Stat Pop3:82,880
Stat Year4:Jewish, 1914
Stat Pop4:52,126

The Vilayet of Constantinople[2] or Istanbul (Turkish: Vilâyet-i İstanbul, French: Vilayet de Constantinople) was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, encompassing the imperial capital, Constantinople (Istanbul).

History

It had a special organisation, as it was placed under the immediate authority of the Minister of Police (Zabtiye Naziri), who filled a role equivalent to the governor (wali) in other vilayets.[3]

It included Stamboul (the inner city, known in Turkish as Istanbul) and the quarters of Eyüp, Kassim Pacha, Pera and Galata, and all the suburbs from Silivri on the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea on the European side, and from Ghili on the Black Sea to the end of the Gulf of İzmit on the Asiatic side.[3]

In 1878, a provincial structure, with a governor (wāli) and provincial officers, was established to perform the same functions within Constantinople that provincial authorities performed elsewhere in the Empire.[4]

Administrative divisions

Sanjaks and kazas, circa 1877:[3]

Demography

Istanbul vilayet 1914 population [5] -- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator -->
Township Muslim % Greek Orthodox % Armenian% Jewish% Others % Total
Fatih (Downtown) 279,056 64,28728,095 13,4412,013 386,892
Bakırköy28,967 11,221 5,954 364 390 46,896
Adalar1,586 8,725 65279 -45 -11,087
117,267 75,971 30,642 31,080 - 6,135 -261,095
70,447 19,832 13,949 6,836 579 - 111,643
Gebze26,2205,856 47 -21 -32,144
Kartal8,257 6,862 3,216 13 --18,348
Beykoz14,466 3,708325 292 1-18,792
Şile14,168 8,913- ---- -23,081
Total 560,434 205,375 82,88052,126 9,163 909,978
Armenians: 72,962 Gregorian and 9,918 Catholic. The province has a total population of 1,213 Protestants and 387 Greek Catholics.

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1914 Census Statistics . . 605–606 . 29 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111007185405/http://www.tsk.tr/8_TARIHTEN_KESITLER/8_1_Ermeni_Sorunu/konular/ermeni_faaliyetleri_pdf/Arsiv_Belgeleriyle_Ermeni_Faaliyetleri_Cilt_1.pdf . 7 October 2011 .
  2. Book: Geographical Dictionary of the World. 20 May 2013. Concept Publishing Company. 978-81-7268-012-1. 1796.
  3. Book: Baker, James. Turkey in Europe. 1877. Cassell, Petter & Galpin. 515–516.
  4. Book: Stanford Jay Shaw. Ezel Kural Shaw. History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey. 2013-06-04. 1977. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-29166-8. 94.
  5. Book: Karpat, Kemal. 21 October 2013. 14 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014184258/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/1d4fdaf358c69c4c02100b94370454097403f76a. 1985. 170–171. University of Wisconsin Press. Ottoman Population, 1830-1914: Demographic and Social Characteristics. <