Tax rebellions in the Ottoman Empire and their comparative analysiswith western countries

Taxes are the legitimate revenues of the state collected from individuals based on its sovereign power. In order for a country to be economically and socially strong, it first needs stable and solid resources. The most important of these resources are taxes. While taxes were first collected for purely financial purposes, they began to be collected for economic and social purposes after the 19th century. But ever since the tax existed, tax revolts have been its shadow. Since tax is a material and force-based unrequited value, it is normal for there to be resistance to the tax. Because while states want to ensure their continuity, individuals want to maximize their welfare. The individual whose disposable income decreases due to taxes will react to this situation. In this case, what is desired is for the state to be fair in taxation and for taxpayers to comply with this situation voluntarily. Tax revolts have occurred in almost all countries from past to present. Although the reasons for these rebellions are generally known as the tax burden, there were also rebellions that occurred for different reasons. There are points where the Ottoman Empire differs from other countries in terms of the results of the tax revolts. Because there was great destruction as a result of some rebellions in the Ottoman Empire. From this point of view, examining tax, which has economic, legal, social and political dimensions, in terms of rebellions and their consequences, will enable the state, which tries to increase the welfare of the people, to achieve this goal more easily, and to minimize these reactions by learning the reactions of individuals to taxes and taking precautions.