Özet:

Finike, which is located in the western part of Antalya and considered to be named after the commercial branches Phoenicians built here, has been home to many civilization from ancient times. The fact that the city was built on a plain with fertile soil and its location along the east-west route has been one of the factors that increased the significance of this place. Finike, which was called as the Mısır İskelesi in the 17th century, has been an important harbor city that provided access to the inner region and it also attracted attention with the export of timber from its rich forests. At the same time, some commercial goods to be sent to Elmali, which was the largest town in the region and 12 hours away, were unloaded here. Again, the chrome and manganese mines, which were mined from and around Finike and of which concession sparked debate , were exported from Finike Pier. In Finike, which was an important port city due to its location, it is confirmed that commune directors changed very often. This irregularity in the Finike Commune, which was deprived of administrative stability, became a source of smuggling and corruption in this vicinity in this study, the executive, social and economical structve of Finike is tried to be presented in the light of the Ottoman Archive documents. Moreover, ıts signifiance in the Teke Sanjak, to which it was attached as a seashore settlement is emphasized

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