Abstract:

The Ottoman state has been risen upon a strong central and provincial institution. When the state has become weak naturally the serious problems also came into in the provincial administrations. Although some measures has been taken to remove the deficiencies in the provincial administration it has not been succesfull at this matter. With the reign of Mahmud II, the reform efforts in the administration of the state as suitable for the modern administrative principles has brougt some important changes to the provincial institution, too. However the insufficiency of these efforts and some political developments has required a comprehensive reform in the provincial institution. At this juncture, by the regulations of the province in 1864 and 1871 it has been made a radical administrative reorganization in the provincial administration. By means of these regulations the provincial administration has been completely and deeply changed in respect of the former temporary measures. In this organization the new administrative units has been define one by one, the duties and authorities of the provincial administrators as hierarchical have been determined in detail. Moreover new represantative institutions has been established. As a result the regulations of 1864 and 1871 has been a turning point in the history of the Turkish administration on account of its effects

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