A trial administrative reform in the Ottoman Empire: Danube province (1864-1867)

Many regulations were made to eliminate failures in the province (eyalet) administration in 19. century. But the desired result was not obtained. In 1864, A comprehensive regulation was made in this regard. Eyalets of Vidin, Niş ve Silistre were combined for this purpose and the Danube Province was constituted. Numbers of counties (sancak) and sub-counties (kazas) were reduced by making changes on them in framework of the new regulations. After new regulation was tried in Danube Province and then, was gradually applied in other eyalets of the empire. Danube Province is important because of the first application and for being a model to provinces were constituted after that. In this study, administrative, financial, juridical structure belong to the Danube Province and having what kind of management and its additive to country management were attemped to introduce.