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The interaction with the local elements of the Ottoman Empire was seen to be concentrated with the strengthening of their domination in the North Yemen towards the second half of the XIX. century. The tribes, which were the basic elements of the region, were also parts of it. The managers of Ottoman Empire, who had served in this region, had acted extremely rigorous in this matter. Especially, the highly sensitive position of the region necessitated to be paid still more attention about this punctilio. In this context, the main point of the research was the Hakem Tribe which was one of the active tribes in this region. The main reason why this tribe had been chosen is that because the Ottoman Empire had stronger control over the Moha and the Hudeyde area where the tribe had lived. Many correspondence had occured about this tribe due to the ease of tracking by the Ottoman authorities. At the same time, this tribe had been in touch with France and England because of their living close to the entry point of the Red Sea. With these reasons, the Hakem Tribe was chosen for research. Including mainly the Ottoman archival documants, the research bases on the examine their relations of the Ottoman Empire and the native tribes in this region. In addition, the general politics of the period and also the presence of the Ottoman Empire on Yemen are the parts of this article in oder to explain the matter in more detail

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