Özet:

The company, which was established in accordance with the agreement between the Ottoman government and the Düyun-u Umumiye Administration in 1883 and became operational in 1884, became a turning point in terms of the course of tobacco, as it took the production, consumption and trade of tobacco under control throughout the empire. According to the contract, the company worked as the only tobacco operator in the empire between 1883 and 1925. During this process, the various problems that the company had with the producers, consumers and traders caused problems between the company and the producers, consumers and traders. In addition to such problems, it has been determined that there are also problems with the company's own employees. One of the important factors that caused the problems that occurred due to the illegal activities of the officers working within the company was the embezzlement of the officer. In this context, the main subject of our study is the corruption case that occurred in the Manbij Regiment Office, which was operating in 1910 within the Aleppo Directorate General. In particular, the establishment and organization processes of the Aleppo Regiment General Directorate and the Manbij Regiment Officer, the trial process as a result of the lawsuit between the officer Mehmet Sabri Bey and the company are discussed under the headings. During the lawsuit initiated on the grounds of embezzlement, archive documents, provincial yearbooks and written copyrighted works were utilized. By examining the litigation process, the behavior and reactions of company officers to illegal activities were taken into account. In this context, besides the impact of the company in the economic area, its position in the jurisdiction has also been tried to be determined.

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