Özet:

The aim of this study is to identify the level of economic wealth of Kayseri Hacks about a century ago and the distribution of wealth through non-profit assets. In total, four neighborhoods and a village related documents were read; but in the study only data related to the Lower Neighborhood were analyzed. The documents that form the basis of the study were taken from the Hülâsa Books of the Kayseri Hacks. In the records it is clear that the neighborhood inhabitants hold the property they possess mainly as private property and they possess assets of the kind of bond, garden, house and heavens that mostly represent high value and refer to a urban/central life at a relatively high level of well-being according to that period. The total value of the property and the tax paid in large part belongs to the private houses. However, the wealth levels and tax burden in the neighborhood are lower in terms of both absolute values and the share of the top 10 rich in the neighborhood than in terms of the other three neighborhood. Finally, the difference between the rich and the others in this neighborhood is also less than the other neighborhoods.

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Özet:

The purpose of this study is to determine the level of richness and distribution of wealth through real estates belong to Kayseri Hacılar Aşağı Quarter during the end of 19th century. The documents for the four quarters and a village of foreigners have been read but only the data related to the Aşağı Quarter have been analyzed. The documents have been taken from the Hülâsa Defters („Ottomanian Real Estates Summary Notebooks‟) for Kayseri Hacılar. The real estates owned by the residents of this quarter was mainly separate estates with high economic value representing relatively high level of city life as vineyards, gardens, houses, and madder (rhamnus) types assets. The highest share in the value of total real estates and tax payments were belong to detached houses. With regard to the distribution of wealth only a one percent of residents of the quarter has a high level of wealth, and the rest has a lower-middle level wealth with the values very close to each other. However, the level of richness and tax burden of the most wealthy residences of the quarter in terms of both absolute values and shares in total of the quarter compare to other three quarters are lower. Finally, the difference between the rich and the others in this quarter is less compare to other quarters.