Ayans and mountain bandit in Rumelia. Deli Kadri Rebellion

The Westernization, started in the central Ottoman organization with the Treaty of Pasarofca signed in the first quarter of the XVIIIth century, has dragged the state into a conflict between traditional understanding and innovative understanding. This conflict created discomfort within the state, and the symptoms of the disorder appeared in the provincial organizations over time. One of these symptoms is the "Mountain Bandits" issue in Rumelia. Dealing with this issue I will try to clarify two issues: first, the corruption mentioned above makes it possible to understand and diagnose its nature, starting from the issue of Mountain Bandit; second, to examine this issue as the Mountain Bandits issue was experienced exclusively in Rumelia. This study will enable us to see the interaction between the ethnic, topographic, political, and military features of the Rumelia region. The issue of Mountain Bandit occupied the Ottoman Empire for about twenty years. There are academic studies on the subject, but a complete picture has not been put forth yet because we are not equally well informed about the Mountain Bandits mentioned in the Ottoman archives or in various sources. The subject of this study, "Mountain Bandit Deli Kadri" by us is seen as one of the complementary parts of the aforementioned picture. Thus, the study aimed to contribute to the academic studies focused on the issue of Mountain Bandits. Keywords: Bergos , Deli Kadri, Mountain Bandits, Rumelia