Abstract:

The Sancak region is a strategically important region in the middle of the Balkans, at the intersection of roads. Therefore, the Ottoman Empire started the conquests of the Balkans from here and used it as a base. When it was forced to withdraw from the Balkans, it was latest withdrawn from the Sancak Region and left its banner at Novipazar. There are various ethnic groups in the Sancak region, such as Bosniak Muslims, Serb Montenegrin and Albanians; the language is spoken in Bosnian, Serbian and Albanian. When the Sancak region came under Ottoman rule, many foundations were established and most of the services were carried out through these foundations. Thus, urbanization has started in the Sancak region. Thanks to the established foundations and the foundation works built, the region has gained vitality. In the light of the records obtained from this study, the foundations established in the Sancak region during the Ottoman period, the functioning of the foundations, the employees of foundations and the effects of foundations on social and cultural life were tried to be determined.

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