Özet:

Ayans, who were one of the prominent characters of a city, Towards the end of the XVI. century, with the abandonment of the timarlı sipahi (timariots) and the granting of iltizam to the land, he paved the way for the notables to establish themselves as tax collectors. The spread of Kapıkulu soldiers in Anatolia and their emancipation and economic accession, the Celali revolts, the deterioration of the financial situation and the multiplication of social events became the strong representatives of the regions where the notables had administrative and military powers. In the XVIIIth century, The decline of state power in the provinces and the permanent administration of a notable family in their regions played an important role in the emergence of large families with dynastic identity. Hasan Ağa, a notable of Tavas county, served in the middle of the XVIIIth century and in the meantime he also served as a Menteşe trustee. During this time, he was also in charge of protecting public order from bandits in the Menteşe region. However, during his tenure in Menteşe, he encountered with Çavuşzades, one of the famous notable families, in the vicinity of Köyceğiz and engaged in struggle. Hasan Ağa, Ayan of Tavas and trustee of Menteşe, was murdered by the bandit who broke into his house one night. While the state tried to catch those who killed Hasan Ağa, on the other hand, the property of him was numbered. The fight, murder, determination and evaluation of the legacy of Hasan Ağa, the remarkable Tavas, with bandits and sergeants will be done in this paper. Documents from the Ottoman archives and some studies of the time will be used as a source.

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