Abstract:

Ottoman population and temettüat registers are a rich source of material for local history studies. It gives detailed information about the population information of villages and cities, ethnic and religious structure, socio-conomic life and income records of individuals. These archive records belonging to the 19th century, when the process of transformation of empires into national states began, are also important archive catalogs for many different branches of science. In our article, we will talk about the population of Gediz Yeşilova Village in 1856 and the socio-economic life of the village residents in 1844/45 in the light of the population. It is possible to reach records in Ottoman archives up to 1500s regarding the history of the village. Formerly known as İğdiş, the new settlement center after the 1970-Gediz earthquake and the village, whose name is Yeşilova. The village has rich forest resources as well as land suitable for dry farming and animal husbandry. According to the Temettüat registers, agriculture, animal husbandry and beekeeping are among the main sources of income. Considering the pre-industrial social structure, the village has a good position in terms of livelihoods, especially compared to the central Anatolian villages.

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