Ondokuzuncu yüzyıl Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nda bir sarraf: Mıgırdıç Cezayirliyan

Mıgırdıç Cezayirliyan was a sarraf who lived in Istanbul from 1805 to 1861. This study examines Cezayirliyan as one of the most powerful financiers of the Ottoman Empire in the nineteenth century by focusing on his economic and political activitiesIn this study, his activities were analyzed as his involvement in money lending, taxation system, trade and industry in the Ottoman Empire. Through the analysis of specific cases in which Cezayirliyan was involved, first, I aim to show the intertwined relationships such as alliances between sarrafs, state officials and tax collectors. Then, I argue that these alliances between Cezayirliyan and state officials as well as those between him and tax collectors were not permanent. This study contributes to the literature by examining sarrafs? role in Ottoman taxation system and depicting their relations.