Abstract
In the study, the foundation olive groves as the foundation agricultural enterprises in the 19th century Ottoman Empire Aegean Region and the 21st century Ayvalik Waqf Olive Groves Management Directorate are examined in terms of productivity and capacity. When the Aegean Region waqf agricultural enterprises were examined in the 19th century, generally waqf olive groves were found. In addition, today's Ayvalık agricultural waqf enterprise is examined. When doing research, Ottoman Archive documents and Ayvalık Waqf Olive Groves reports are used. In the waqf olive groves; When we make a comparison on the basis of villages, today's productivity has increased three times at most in some villages, sometimes the same, sometimes less, compared to the 19th century. Although today's socio-economic conditions and technology are in a better state, there has not been a serious difference in productivity. In the Ottoman Empire, foundation agricultural enterprises were operated by the method of tax-farming. Since today’s waqf agricultural enterprises are operated in a similar way to the tax farming method, we can say that olive groves are operated by modern tax-farming method.
Highlights
In this article, the waqf structure of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, agribusiness, capacity and effectiveness have been examined and compared
Analysis was made with the documents of the Ottoman Archives of the State Archives and the reports of the Ayvalık Waqf Olive Groves Business Directorate today
When we look at the accounting records of the waqf agricultural enterprises in the Ottoman period, it is seen that sometimes profit and sometimes loss was made
Summary
The waqf structure of the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey, agribusiness, capacity and effectiveness have been examined and compared. The document about the 19th century the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Turkey in the 21st century was examined to determine productivity difference. No such comparison has been conducted in waqf agricultural enterprises before. It is the first study that comparises the present and Ottoman Waqf Agricultural Enterprises. In this terms, ıt is aimed to fill the gap in the literature
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