The institution of mutesellimlik (the deputy of sub-governor) in Anatolian sanjaks (XVIII th century)

First of all most important elements that materialized the administrative mentality and the Ottoman State understanding in Classical Period was ?sultan? and ?fief household?. These two elements gaved the shape to the basic characteristics of the administrative, military, judical and economic structure of the state. However, the fief household system has readily and promptly influenced by the economic and political conjucture that was to turn out to be Ottoman?s disadvantage. The applications that were practice for the fief household?s corruptions, were the growths that pave the way the sanjaks conditions and also determined the classes in municipal administers. In this transition process, the mutesellim institution that begun for XVI. c., has been dealt with various aspects. Especially, its terminology, formation of intitution, promotion and dismission of the staffs, incomes, administrators and the mansion-houses have been scrutinized in the thesis.The characters of Mütesellim institutions and the administrators whom promoted in administrative and social areas expressing their security, financial, military and judical posts, are dealt in. An another issue is in this work; these responsibilities which had formed their relations with the central and provincial people. The other subject is that the dispatching the governmental and treasury staff the their duty in secure, the cash distribution and impose the tax of sanjaks begs and their incomes, the financial duties of mutesellims for getting incomes and dispatching the sanjaks finance to the farmer of revenues. The activities of the mutesellims with the kadıs in Ottoman judicial system and the determination of seizure, judicial duties regarding with records of goods are studied. They had a military responsibilities, such as; soldiers, ammunities, board and lodging, participate in campaigns and protectorate services. The difficulties of charging these services, injustice positions of them and the positive and negative relations with the sanjaks begs are also studied. Thus their getting strong processes in the charging job place and their relations with the center are the subjects of this work.In the third and the last part, the Ottoman cities and their general characteristics are giving and the role of mutesellims in the cities especially in Istanbul like in the boarding the army. In addition, the contributions of mutesellims to the architectural and cultural face of the cities, vakıfs activities and their duties such as the renewal of the sturctures such as the mosques, medreses, fountains and also churchs in the cities are detailed.At the last, the institution of the Mutesellim which has been scrutinized in XVIII. Century, the determines are worked the periods before after of that century.