The profit notes of the town of Karasu and Âb-ı Sâfi (Karapürçek) (1844) the analysis of the town of Karasu and Âb-ı Sâfi (Karapürçek) (1844) in terms of socio-economy

The Keywords: The Profit Notes, Tax, Socio-Economy, Agriculture, Stockbreeding, There were important developments in financial policres in Ottoman State in Tanzimat Term. For determining expenses, providing justice in taxes, abolishing a favouring system, the necessity of preparing a budget was emphasized, in Tanzimat Firman. Due to providing financial discipline in provinces, gathering taxes justly, favouring system had been abolished. Instead of it tax collectors were built. To evaluate folk income per house and to get takes accordingly, Lands, possessions and profits should have been known. Because of this reason, census was held. As a result of 1844-45 census, Profit Notes appeared. Accordin to Profit Notes, Social and Economic structure of Karasu and Âb-ı Safi is thus: The approximate total population of the town of Karasu which consists of 10 villages and the town of Âb-ı Safi which consits of 7 villages, is 4000. Both of the townshave an intense agriculturaleconomy.Due to fact that the town of Karasu is on the coast of Black Sea, sailing improved. The second meons of subsistence after agriculture become sailing. Both of the townns have an intense grain cereals agriculture. We can see stockbreeding in both. However they do stockbreeding not to provide on income but meet their needs. And this income in Âb-ı Safi is much more than in Karasu. Although the taxes werw tried to be gathered justly. It was not possible. The proportion of the taxes to the income of the owner of the house constitutes tax burden. According to this, the tax burden of the common people in Karasu is % 23, in Âb-ı Safi is % 20. X