The life and activities of the First Mustafa

It's examined political, economic and social events of Sultan Mustafa's two reigns in the history of the Ottoman Empire. It's discussed social transformation and the adminisrative disorders of the Empire at this period and the reactions to the events of the bureucrats are analyzed. It's studied the general conditions of the Empire during the reigns of Mustafa I, the effects of the ahbar ershad system on the government, the mental problems of Mustafa I, the unstable politics of the janissaries an the cavalrymen,the impacts of the ulema on the government and the strong effects of Valide Sultan and the grand viziers changing frequently because of Mustafa I's inability of stating the govenrment. The whole study depends on the documents archieved, contemporary sources belonging to the period or written recently and modern sources together. It's evaluated that if Sultan Mustafa was adequate to state a government by examining the claims about his sanity. And the view claiming that he was not Mustafa the Mad, he was Mustafa the Saint is examined and evaluated. The internal rebellions that occured during the second reign of Mustafa I are analysed. Abaza Mehmed Pasha Rebellion, one of the most important ones of these rebellions, is deeply examined in this study.