Abstract:

The Ottoman press was born in 1831 with the newspaper Gazete-i Vekayi, which was published by the state. With the publication of this newspaper, it became possible for the public to learn the policies of the state in the country and the public became aware of the economic policies of the state. Ceride-i Havadis newspaper, published in 1840, was one of the most mentioned topics in the economy. This newspaper tried to spread free economic thought in the country and wanted the country to develop in the field of agriculture. After the 1860s in the Ottoman Empire, newspapers with dissenting policies began to be seen. The newspapers such as Tasvir-i Efkar, Muhbir, Hürriyet, Terakki, İbret and Hadika criticized the economic policies of the country and proposed solutions for the economic policies of the state. Mehmet Şerif Efendi participated in the development debates in Tercüman-ı Ahval and defended the industrialization of the Ottoman Empire. Newspapers such as Mecmua-i Fünun, Tercüman-ı Ahval and Mir’at also published articles about the opening of the Sergi-i Umumi Osmani, which was opened in 1863. In this study, the economic articles of the important newspapers published in the period from the publication of the first newspaper in the Ottoman Empire in 1831 to the proclamation of the Constitutional Monarchy in 1876 were identified and the economic problems and debates of the period were given.

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