Abstract:

The statement of "Mukâtaa-i Ubûr-ı Cisr-i Çapakçur" was recorded in archival resources; today we can simplify this statement as "The Transition Charges of Çapakçur Bridge". The word "Ubûr" means "passing" and the word "cisr" means "bridge" in Arabic. According to the investigation made under the title of " The Transition Charges of Çapakçur Bridge" , the Çapakçur Bridge had been one of the most important gates of the region throughout the history which was established on road between Diyarbekir-Çapakçur throughout history and at the Classical Age of Ottoman. There are different views on the location of Çapakçur Bridge. The passengers paid a certain amount of akches for passing. This application is similar to today's modern toll bridges. During the periods of Akkoyunlular, the governor of Çapakçur İsfahan and Ottoman, this application had been continued in a well-disciplined way. The financial portrait of transition akche is fitted on a law framework at the times of the lord of Akkoyunlu Uzun Hasan, Sultan Selim the Stern and Suleyman The Magnificent. At the early times of Ottoman, the miri goods-obtained from the bridge- had been allocated to the governor of Çapakçur; İsfahan bey. Then those goods were reserved for Sultans. Later, those goods were given to those flag officers who have mâlikane. After a while, these ber vech-i mâlikane charges were tendered to the notables of the region. A conflict between those who wanted to keep the possession of the bridge incomes appeared at the beginning of XIX century. Mukataa had been continued until the Tanzimat period. Key words: Çapakçur Bridge, Çapakçur Mukataası, transition akches, Çapakçur, Genç.

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