Ottoman Civil Officialdom: A Social History

409 Pages·1989·8.44 MB·English

by  Carter V. Findley

Ott'lnlolnC iOvffiilc ialdoni
A SociaHlis tory
CARTER VAUGHN FINDLEY
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Conten-ts
LiosftI llursattioxnis
Liosft Tabxlieisi
LiosftF igures
XV
Prefacxvei i
Acknowledgxmiexn ts
LiosftS p ecAibablr eviatxixoinisi
I Introduction 3
WhyS utdOyt tomOaffinc ials? 6
Wayasn Mde anosfM easuarC ionmgp lSeoxc Rieaall ity 14
MajFoorr caensId s useisn Ttrhaen sformoafCt iivilo n
Officialdom 20
InS ummaiton 39
II TheS cribSaelrv icoen t heE veo fR efonn 40
SocOirailg ins 40
EduactionI natnedll eHcotruiazlo ns 51
ConditoifSo enrvisc e 57
Compeantsion 80
Conclusion 85
vili IC ontents
III SociOarli gionfts h eC ivOilf ficials 87
Social oOfFr oirgeiMinigsnn i Osffitcrliy:s a CAo llective
View 89
ComparIantsiivfrgeo hmtO st hMeirn riisets 111
An OttomOaffinc iialnH iSso cEinavli ronment 119
Conclusion 128
IV Education 131
OttomEadnua ctioRneafolr Omb:s taacnlde s
Accomplishments 131
TheE duactioCnhaoli ocfCe isv il Officials 143
OverviFerwo:Am c cultutroCa utlitounr e-Creation1 72
v IntelleOcrtiueanlt ations 174
Inttoh" eT angMlageidGc a rdweint"Ah § <;DIe diber ahim
Halil 179
Ali NizaBmeiy , Palna$dye byohy 187
ibraHhaikmkiP a§Nae:w I deNaesw,R olaeN se,w M an 195
Conclu:Cs oinotnraCsutlitnOugrir eanlt ations 209
VI CareePra tterOnfsfi:c Een vironment,
ProceduSreen,so efP rofessionalism 211
PhysSiectatlia nngAd m biaonftc heOe ffi ces 211
EvolvAidnmign istRroauttiivnee s 218
Overwiontr hkOe t tomAadnm inistration? 231
TowaarN dew Professionalism 243
Fro"mA dminisAtffeirarsit"no" g A dminitshtee ring
Country" 252
VII CareePra tternPsa:t roneaa gndP romotion 254
CarePeart tientrn hsFe o reMiignnti rsy 255
PatronIamgpee rsonal ProcedoufA r§e<;:I Experiences
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Dedieb rahim 281
Conclusion 292
ContenIt si x
VIII SalarainedsL ivign Standards 293
MakianL gi viinnagB ankrupt BuPrreoabulocefrm asc y:
the SSaylsatreym 293
Rewaradn Pdu nhimsnetA: L asLto oaktE glaitarianism3 05
OfficiLailvi nSgt andaanrTddh se Piorli tIimcpalli cation3s1 9
SysteCmoircr upCtoimopne,n sIanteiqouni ty,
RevotliuonFaerrym ent 332
IX ConclusiAo Gna:l leorfPy o rtraiint s
Retrospect 334
APPENDICES
A TheF orgeni MinistPreyr sonRneeclo rds:
SourceMse,t hodasn,d P robleomfAs n alysis 343
B TheC ommodiPtryi cAev ergea:S ourcaensd
MethodosfA nalysis 362
Bibliography 371
Index 383

Listo fR lustrait<JnS
FroniteicsIeptn.e roifaoF ri nanBcuirale, Ia sautnbuLla,tEe i ghteenth
Century. ii
SourIcngea:t Miouusr addg'eOah sTsaobnl,ge t!anut! drela 'lE mopttiormea n,
larfoglieoe ditPiaorn1i,87s 7-,18 20I,Ip Il1,.87 ,fol lowipn.3g 4 0.
1.C entaenrOd n eE ndo ft hFea caodfte h Seu blPiomre(t Bea Abl-ii)
ont hSei dteo watrhGdeo ldHeonm . 24
SourScuel:tA abnd ulhaPmhiodt ogCroalplhe ecdtM.iu ohnam,m aIds a
II
WaleyZ,u gS,w itzeIrDl(CaI nndDt,oe cru mteantCioomnp an18y96)o,,ri ginal
phogtroabpyhA bdullFarhe rmeisc,r onfioc4.h3 pe,h ontoo1. 2 p;u blibsyh ed
permiosfst ihBoerin t iLsihb rLaornyd,o n.
2.A P roviGnocviearnlo r-GweintHehir Rsae lt,i ennuR eo,u ttoaeN ew
PosLta,tE ei ghteCeenntthu ry.
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SourDc'eO:sh osTna,b leau lgat!rnfogt!leri aol e,Id IipItl1,i.8 o a4nd ,,o uble-
pagilel ursattfoilolno wpi.3n 8g4 .
3.O fficials MSeheotwainnsgaC oun(cDili van)-Saintdto inan g
Divan1-0c80-.1 830.
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SourArlfc eP:a §Laea,sn ciceonsst udme!e 'sE mopttiormea dne:p uli'so rigine
del am onarchiejluarst! oqfrmued' uaS ultMaanh muPda,r Liesm,e rcier,
17291/683-1684R.e prodwuictpehed rm,i ssfrioomtn h,He o lCto llection,
PriDnetp artBmoesntPtou,nb Lliicb rary.
4.I nvestoifaNt euwrlAeyp poiSnctriebdBa ulr eCahui weiftH hi s
RoboefH ono(rHi tl)c',1.a 8 00-1830.
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SourArlfc eP:a §Lae,as n ciceonsst udme!e 'sE moptitroe mRaenp.r oduced,
witphe rmissfrioomtn h,He o lCto llePcrinttiD oenp,ar tmBeonsttP,ou nb lic
Library.
5.G alaatraaLsyy ceIesa,tnb ul.
156
SourScuel:tA abnd ulhIaPImh iodt ogCroalplhe ocrtiigopinhn,oga trloa bpyh
AbdulFlraehr es, mnio1c.6r1 p,oh fiocnthooe7. p; u blibsyph eermdi ssion
oft hBer itLiisbhrL aoryn,d on.
xiiI ulIstl rtaions
6.T heS chooofCl i vAild minis(tMraetkitMoeiinbl -kiiT yheeG) a:r den,
witShut denAtsss embled in tLhaetN eiB naectkegCerenontuthnu dr1,y75 .
SourScuel:tA abnd ulhIaIPm hiodt ogCroalplhe ocritgiiopnnha,ogl tr oabpyh
AbdulFlrahe rmeisc,r onfioc.h e9 0n,o 1.p1 phu;ob tlios bhyep de rmisosfi on
thBeri tisLhi brLaoryn,d on.
7.S utdenotfGsal atasLaryacyPe eer forGmyimnnga sLtaitces ,
NineteCeentntuhr y. 195
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AbdulFlraehr es, mnio1c.61r p,oh fiocnthooe1. 0 p;u blibsyph eerdm iosfs ion
thBer itLiisbhrL aryo,n don.
8.i braHhaikmki P(a16§82-a1- 198i)nO fficial UwniitHfhio srm
Decorations. 189
SourMcaeh:m uKde mIaln aO!s,m aDnevlrzi ndSea Sdornz azIasmtlaanrb,u l,
1694fo,l lowpi.1n 67g2 .
9.T heO ttoman CohfDa empbiueet(rsM eclMiesb-'uiis naS nei)so sn,
1787. 213
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19--1159.1 8 214
SourMcies:pa hko rtaopgrhe prodbuycc oeudr otfde essyc enodfta hnet s
Misakifaanm ilHya;k Pkia �a phobtyco ogurraotpfLeh es,yy c;l aam bel.
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anFdr oCcoka t. 238
SouricneaS:la ,d rzazIaIfom,ll laorwp,i. 9n 8g9 .
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BindDiencgo raTtuigoronar". C iphoefSr u"l tanu lA-bMde( c81i3d9 -
1816) .