Activities of Ayan of Gümülcine Tokatçıklı Süleyman Ağa and Ayan of Ferecik Ali Molla and their reletionship with the central goverment

ABSTRACTActivities Of Ayan Of Gümülcine Tokatçıklı Süleyman Ağa And Ayan Of FerecikAli Molla And Their Relationship With The Central GovernmentAlper BAŞERHistory BranchSocial Science Instıtute Of Afyon Kocatepe Univeristy.August 2006Advisor: Asistant Proffesor. Mustafa Murat ÖntuğOttoman State has begun to lost its centralistic characteristic at the end of 17thcentury because of external and internal causes. Local powers reached the power toresist to the central government in the different cultural and geographical places. At theend of this decentralization period, powerful families known as ayan or hanedan tookthe control of state lands. Most important families of this period were Tirseniklioğlu,Karaosmanzade?s and Caniklioğulları. Rumelia region of the state has lived thisdecentralization process intensively.Ayan of Gümülcine Tokatçıklı Süleyman Ağa and Ayan Of Ferecik Ali Mollahas been appeared as a local power at the end of this decentralization period. TokatçıklıSüleyman Ağa has activated as a bandit for the Ayan of Gümülcine, Mestan Ağa, AliMolla worked for Bostancıbaşı Of Edirne. Mestan Ağa appointed Tokatçıklı SüleymanAğa to Sultanyeri as a ayan. Bostancıbaşı Of Edirne, Ahmet Haseki appointed Ali Mollato Ferecik as a ayan.After the death of Mestan Ağa, Tokatçıklı Süleyman Ağa, by taking the controlof Gümülcine, Ahi Çelebi, Dimetoka and Hasköy became an important person in theregion. After taking the control of this cities, Tokatçıklı Süleyman Ağa wanted tocontrol Ferecik and this brought a conflict between Tokatçıklı and Ali Molla. Ali Mollacouldn?t resist against Tokatçıklı and went into cooperation with the rebellers of theregion. He became an important mountain rebeller like sağolu and Vakıflı Salih.State, wanted from Tokatçıklı to destroy these bandits or to accept their wish tosettle. Tokatçıklı Süleyman Ağa took a negative looking to their wish to settle. Hecouldn?t destroy them either. Upon this a military action under the command ofGovernor Of Rumelia, brahimPasha came into being. Tokatçıklı Süleyman Ağa and hisfamily members were killed.After the death of Tokatçıklı Süğleyman Ağa, Ali Molla returned to the ayanshipof Ferecik. Upon the complaints of the people of Ferecik, Sirozi smail Bey killed AliMolla.