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Abstract enOttoman foreign trade has rapidly developed in the 19th century through agreements with European states. This case were directly or indirectly affected many cities and towns located on the Black Sea coast in the Ottoman administration. But nearly all of these cities and towns lacked the infrastructure required by the rapidly growing trade in the Black Sea. Therefore, most domestic and foreign traders could not perform at the level which they want to trade through these ports and piers. In this case, the Ottoman government was forced to take some measures to revive the maritime trade and in order to eliminate the deficiencies revealed in this regard. This article is discussed in the framework having tried to determine the general condition of Fatsa harbor in the early 20th century. In addition, it was asked to contribute to the issue of trade through the example of port of Fatsa in the Black Sea

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