FRANZ TAESCHNERİN MUHTELİF DEVİRLERDE ANADOLUNUN YOLLARI VE CİHAN MÜNAKALATINA NAZARAN VAZİYETİ İSİMLİ ESERİ ÜZERİNE NOTLAR

Abstract

Among the western scholars, Franz Taeschner, the German orientalist, is one of the famous authors who had studied on Islamic World, especially on Turkey, from the first half of the 20th century. There are valuable researches among the Taeschner's studies which are about the Anatolian geography and road system of this region. Among these studies Muhtelif Devirlerde Anadolu'nun Yollari ve Cihan Munakalatina Nazaran Vaziyeti plays an important role. This study describes the status and development of the road network in the historical process. The status and past changes of the Anatolian roads during the Roman, Byzantium, Seljuk and Ottoman periods are also included in this study. After the settlement of Turks in Anatolia there have been some changes in the way systems in this region. The Seljuks built roads which are continuously accessible and safe by establishing caravanserais on them and taking security precautions. The Ottomans used the roads they inherited to a large extent. In this period, the construction and repair of roads were generally done because of military reasons during war times. However, the 19th century onwards, new roads were built and broken into a new era in the construction of the roads after the Tanzimat period.