Tuzcuoğlu Memiş Ağa's Eastern Black seastruggle for Ayanlık

XVI. There has been a great crisis that started in Asia and Europe since the end of the 19th century, which also affected the Ottoman Empire over time. Along with this crisis, new procedures have been developed in order to solve the economic, social and administrative problems, especially in the military field. With these important steps, the state created a new economic policy and aimed to meet the war expenses and budget deficits with different economic instruments such as mukataaization of timar areas, avarız tax and debasement in money. It has emerged as the "Ayanlık Institution" by getting stronger since the 19th century. Trabzon Province is a remarkable state for the Ottoman Empire in terms of its geopolitical position, as it has natural harbors on the East and West trade routes. In this respect, although the local administrators who came to the fore in the provincial administration of the state filled a big gap, they were a threat to the state from time to time. By examining the effect on Hopa, Rize and Trabzon cities in the 19th century, the situation of the notables who carried out administrative and economic activities in the region was tried to be revealed. In particular, one of the important figures of the period mentioned, Hopa/Rize Ayani Tuzcuoğlu Memiş Ağa is emphasized. Because, with the newly uncovered documents and information about him, some issues that have not been mentioned before or have not been fully clarified have been clarified. In this context, the perception that Memiş Ağa is a bandit in the existing literature has been removed and the thesis that he is an important person in the administrative, financial and military system in the region has been processed. The issue of how and why Memiş Ağa was killed has been clarified, and the previously unknown opposition has been reached indirectly. As a result, the subject has been embodied through Tuzcuoğlu Memiş Ağa, and both the central government has not lost its control over Trabzon in financial, administrative and military terms and the main role of Tuzcuoğlu Memiş Ağa in the region has been explained.