Osmanlı imparatorluğunda askere alma ve askere alınanlar: (1826-18539

This thesis attempts to offer an account of Ottoman military recruitment, andthose who were recruited in the era between 1826 and 1853. The period in questionmarks an era of significant reforms, including the establishment of a European-stylestanding army, manned by conscripts. This study tries to reveal some aspects of Ottomanconscription, which was forcibly imposed to raise the new army, including its origins,recruiters and recruitment procedures. While illustrating this point, emphasis was notonly given to laws and regulations, but also to their practice. The thesis argues that theweakest members of Ottoman society were destined to be forcibly recruited into thearmy, while stronger members were often able to avoid it, even after Tanzimat andmilitary reforms of 1846. Finally, it tries to reflect the common subjects? and soldiers?responses to the military recruitment, which were often manifested as discontentment,resistance, evasion and desertion, especially in its initial stages.Key Words: Ottoman Army, Conscription, Mahmud II, Tanzimat, Military Reform inthe Ottoman Empire