Abstract:

The most comprehensive numbers containing information about the population in the Ottoman State are XVI. It has been done throughout the century. These calculations were made to determine the tax potential throughout the state in connection with the tax system, and as a result, records were arranged. Through these books called the Tahrir registers, it was possible to obtain information about the population structure of a region. After the capture of the Chimpe Castle, the Ottoman State began to settle in the Balkans. As a result of the continued conquests in the Balkans, the "Rumeli State" was formed. Rumeli is the most important state of Ottoman in an administrative, military and economic sense. Rumeli was divided into accidents in the administrative organization, such as right-hand, left-hand and partnership. The purpose of this study is to identify the demographic structures of the Muslim and non-Muslim populations in the settlements called "Edirne, Dimetoka, Ferecik, Keşan, Kızılağaç, Zağra-i Eskihisar, Ipsala, Filipibe, Tatarbazari, Samakov, Üsküb, Kalkandelen, Kırçova, Monastery, Pirlepe and Bridge" in the accidents and in the settlements that carry the city characteristics. Thus, in the Balkan geography under the Ottoman State, the characteristics and social relations of Muslim and non-Muslim neighborhoods will be attempted to be revealed. The originality of work, XVI. In the beginning of the century, it is derived from the analysis of the drainage records, which are the main source of the period for population research. Furthermore, the lack of any other study on the population of the Romeli State, which is one of the most important units in the Ottoman administrative structure, also increases the importance of the research.

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