History of Mihaliççik (xvi.-xix. centuries) (social, ekonomical, cultural and institutional strecture)

Mihalıççık is a classical province area that has characteristic rural settles in Ottoman Empire known as one of the biggest sub-district of Hüdavendigar state from the beginning of the XVI. century to middle of the XIX. century. Area of Mihalıççık was very important especially as a result of its economical structure based on agriculture and stockbreeding. Agricultural products were cultivated and cattles supplied not only the area but also dayly consumption of The Palace and Istanbul, besides foals were brought up for Istabl-ı Amire (= proper stable) in Akköprü association, furthermore becoming identified with Mihailoğulları the influxer family in the first foundation years Ottoman Empire affected the area especially as a cognizant field a lot. Although Mihallıççık was a desolate area when it is compared with the neighbour settlements in the first half the XVI. century, there was a big population growth like in all the mediterranean catchment region in the second half of the XVI. century. But it is seen that generally population of the area is less whether in this term or in the next terms. Geographical position and psychal structure have a lot of effects on it. On the other hand ethnic configuration of the area has homogeneous attribute. The datums of the Mihalıççık area whether in the recording books of XVI. century or in the registration books of XIX. century shows that the public lived in the area is almost Muslim and densed Turk-muslim population resides on it. In the examined term typical peasant life and family form are in the question in Mihalıççık area. The considerable part of the public?s means of subsistance were based on agriculture and stockbreeding in the area that permanent settled peasants and nomadic people who lived together. The structure of the area in classical term is same in the middle of the XIX. century, in addition to this we see various occupations as trading, transportation, production etc except for agriculture and stockbreeding. We see that there are various social associations in the area of Mihalıççık reflected by the developments and variations in the social, economical, cultural, institutional structures throughout nearly 400 years from the first half of XVI. century to the end of it. Most of the mosques, dervish lodges, tombs, fountains etc. and similar social structures that may be called as cradle of the social organizations are constituted by the idea of ?establishing cognizant, charitable acts.? Throughout the foundation years of Ottoman Empire, and those associations carried on activities in the direction of social-economical developments.