Constantinople vilayet
{{Short description|First-level administrative division of the Ottoman Empire}}
{{Infobox Former Subdivision
|native_name = İstanbul
|common_name = Istanbul
|subdivision = Vilayet
|nation = the Ottoman Empire
|year_start = 1878
|year_end = 1922
|date_start =
|date_end =
|event_start =
|event_end =
|p1 = İstanbul Eyaleti
|flag_p1 = Flag of the Ottoman Empire.svg
|s1 = Istanbul Province
|flag_s1 = Flag of Turkey.svg
|image_flag =
|flag_type =
|image_coat =
|image_map = Istanbul Vilayet with the Sanjaks of Çatalca and Izmit — Memalik-i Mahruse-i Shahane-ye Mahsus Mukemmel ve Mufassal Atlas (1907).jpg
|capital =
|today = Turkey
|stat_year1 = Muslim, 1914{{cite web|url=http://www.tsk.tr/8_TARIHTEN_KESITLER/8_1_Ermeni_Sorunu/konular/ermeni_faaliyetleri_pdf/Arsiv_Belgeleriyle_Ermeni_Faaliyetleri_Cilt_1.pdf |title=1914 Census Statistics |publisher=Turkish General Staff |pages=605–606 |access-date=29 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=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 |archive-date=7 October 2011 }}
|stat_area1 =
|stat_pop1 = 560,434
|stat_area2 =
|stat_pop2 = 205,752
|stat_area3 =
|stat_pop3 = 82,880
|stat_area4 =
|stat_pop4 = 52,126
}}
The Vilayet of Constantinople{{cite book|title=Geographical Dictionary of the World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cVQDZFM1T2IC&pg=PA1796|access-date=20 May 2013|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=978-81-7268-012-1|pages=1796}} or Istanbul ({{langx|tr|Vilâyet-i İstanbul}}) 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.{{cite book|last=Baker|first=James|title=Turkey in Europe|year=1877|publisher=Cassell, Petter & Galpin|pages=515–516|url=https://archive.org/stream/turkeyineurope02bakegoog#page/n545/mode/1up}}
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.
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.{{cite book|author1=Stanford Jay Shaw|author2=Ezel Kural Shaw|title=History of the Ottoman Empire and Modern Turkey|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AIET_7ji7YAC&pg=PA94|access-date=2013-06-04|year=1977|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-29166-8|page=94}}
Administrative divisions
Sanjaks and kazas, circa 1877:
- Sanjak of Stamboul: kazas of Fatih-Sultan-Mehmet, Eyüp, Kartal, Prince Islands
- Sanjak of Pera: kazas of Galata, Yeniköy.
- Sanjak of Scutari: kaza of Beykoz.
- Sanjak of Büyükçekmece, kaza of Çatalca.
Demography
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Ethnic Groups in Constantinople Vilayet
|label1 = Islam|color1 = Green
|value1 = 62
|label2 = Orthodox|color2 = Orange
|value2 = 23
|label3 = Apostolic|color3 = Yellow
|value3 = 9
|label4 = Judaism|color4 = Brown
|value4 = 6
}}
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| colspan=16 align="center" | Istanbul vilayet 1914 population {{cite book|access-date=21 October 2013|archive-date=14 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014184258/http://m.friendfeed-media.com/1d4fdaf358c69c4c02100b94370454097403f76a|date=1985|first=Kemal|last=Karpat|pages=170–171|publisher=University of Wisconsin Press|title=Ottoman Population, 1830-1914: Demographic and Social Characteristics|url=http://m.friendfeed-media.com/1d4fdaf358c69c4c02100b94370454097403f76a}} | |||||||||||
| Township | Muslim | % | Greek Orthodox | % | Armenian | % | Jewish | % | Others | % | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatih (Downtown) | 279,056 | 72.1% | 64,287 | 16.6% | 28,095 | 7.3% | 13,441 | 3.5% | 2,013 | 0.5% | 386,892 |
| Bakırköy | 28,967 | 61.8% | 11,221 | 23.9% | 5,954 | 12.7% | 364 | 0.8% | 390 | 0.8% | 46,896 |
| Adalar | 1,586 | 14.3% | 8,725 | 78.7% | 652 | 5.9% | 79 | 0.7% | 45 | 0.4% | 11,087 |
| Beyoğlu | 117,267 | 44.9% | 75,971 | 29.1% | 30,642 | 11.7% | 31,080 | 11.9% | 6,135 | 2.4% | 261,095 |
| Üsküdar | 70,447 | 63.1% | 19,832 | 17.8% | 13,949 | 12.5% | 6,836 | 6.1% | 579 | 0.5% | 111,643 |
| Gebze | 26,220 | 81.6% | 5,856 | 18.2% | 47 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 21 | 0.1% | 32,144 |
| Kartal | 8,257 | 45.0% | 6,862 | 37.4% | 3,216 | 17.5% | 13 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 18,348 |
| Beykoz | 14,466 | 77.0% | 3,708 | 19.7% | 325 | 1.7% | 292 | 1.6% | 1 | 0.0% | 18,792 |
| Şile | 14,168 | 61.4% | 8,913 | 38.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 23,081 |
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| bgcolor=#fBBAAB align="center"
| Total | 560,434 | 61.6% | 205,375 | 22.6% | 82,880 | 9.1% | 52,126 | 5.7% | 9,163 | 1.0% | 909,978 |
| colspan="16"| Armenians: 72,962 Gregorian and 9,918 Catholic. The province has a total population of 1,213 Protestants and 387 Greek Catholics. |
See also
References
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External links
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