Özet:

With the abolition of the Reji Administration in 1925, a new era began in the field of tobacco in the Republic of Turkey. With the proclamation of the Republic in 1923, nationalization policies gained momentum. One of the areas where the nationalization policy was applied was the tobacco economy. Urfa was one of the provinces where the nationalization policy was implemented in the tobacco economy. Tobacco, which was under the control of the Reji Administration between 1883 and 1925, came under the control of the Urfa İnhisarlar Tobacco Workshop Directorate between 1925 and 1950, which was affiliated to the İnhisarlar General Directorate, which can be described as a state monopoly. In this context, in this study, the establishment process of the directorate, its historical development, informal economy activities in the tobacco and cigarette sector will be discussed. In addition, the fight against smuggling of the Urfa Monopoly Tobacco Workshop, which served in the first years of the Republic, and its reflections on the economy will be evaluated in the light of statistical data. While examining the subject, it has been tried to evaluate its contribution to the treasury by considering the developments in smuggling activities in tobacco, which has passed from the Reji Administration to the state monopoly. In the study, Prime Ministry Republican Archive, Prime Ministry Ottoman Archive, Turkish Grand National Assembly Minutes, Official Gazette of the Republic of Turkey, local media organs, written books, theses and articles were used.