Going round the province for progress and prosperity: Inspection tours and reports by late Ottoman governors

Kirmizi A.

Studies in Travel Writing, cilt.16, sa.4, ss.387-401, 2012 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/13645145.2012.723867
  • Dergi Adı: Studies in Travel Writing
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.387-401
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: civilising mission, governor, nineteenth century, Ottoman Empire, provincial administration
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Going on tour was, for the late Ottoman governor, the most important means of getting to know the districts and people under their control, and for reviewing the governmental activities in the province. Provincial reports written after inspection tours in sub-provinces are an understudied source in the historiography on the Ottoman Empire. Containing rich material for the debates on modernisation and the civilising mission, these vilayet reports are worth studying as a source for the genre of travel writing, as well. The reports included edited memoranda on the general conditions, the course of events, operations concerning the administrative branches, witnesses and local needs of sub-districts visited and inspected by the governor. © 2012 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.