ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE IN THE HISTORICAL PERIOD OF DERSIM SANJAK

Abstract

The Dersim Sanjak being located in dangerous conjunction point of the Eastern Anatolia and the Middle Eastern Anatolia was covered by Karasu in the west, Munzur mountain ranges in the North and Peri Su in the east. The geographical conditons of the district prevented the state from dominating in this district. The history of Dersim is divided into two parts called as Western Dersim and Eastern Dersim. Western Dersim was composed of Hozat, Cemisgezek, Pertek, Ovacik and Kemah counties, as Western Dersim was composed of Mazgirt, Kigi, Carsancak, Nazimiye and Pulumur counties. Since the second half of the nineteenth century, the Otoman Empire had begun to struggle to introduce some new layouts to the whole country which had been tried to be applied with the Tanzimat Edict. With this sentence, Diyarbakir Eyalet was re-organized and by making Harput an other state, the Dersim Sancak was constituted. After the establishment of the Dersim Sancak in 1848, the new regulations of Tanzimat were also tried to be applied in this region. However, the new regulations have not been successful due to the opposition of some tribes. Administrative structure of the region in general terms and administrators are discussed in this study. General information was provided to the pre-Ottoman and 1848. After that date, depending on developments reveal archive documents. Key Words : Otoman Empire, Sanjak, Dersim, Tribe, Western Dersim, Eastern Dersim