Abstract:

Although it is unknown when it first appeared in the historical time process, it is accepted that prayer exists even in the early periods of mankind. The views of the states and communities on the prayer who exist in almost all communities have changed by the influence of the social and economic situation in them. This is also true for the Ottoman state. Because in the classical period in which the Ottoman State lived in the golden age, mostly tolerant prayerers have become a problem that the Ottoman rulers have to deal with, in parallel with the increase in the number of prayer from the end of the classical period. On the other hand, in the processes in which the government is administrative, social and economically weakened, this situation has taken an inevitable place. The Ottoman state men, though they tried to remove prayer, did not a complete success. With the opening of Darülaceze at the end of the 19th century, the capital city of Istanbul, which is the main center of prayer, the needless prayer of Istanbul was partly gathered under a roof. But since the beginning of the 20th century, the number of prayer in Istanbul has begun to increase rapidly. In this study, in light of archive documents, prayer was discussed in the Ottoman State in the process of the mosquito. According to the data obtained, the number of prayers in Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman State, has risen. Revised records show that, in addition to the Istanbul prayer in the capital, people from the tabernacle are also coming to the capital to pray. It is clear that praying people, like mosques and bridges, are praying in places where the people are crowded and disturbing the people. However, from the archive documents under the framework of the process, it is clear that not only the places, but also some months and days are very important for prayer. On the other hand, although the records are not as intense as in Istanbul, it is also seen that practitioners exist in the tabernacle. In addition to all this, the data available indicates that in the early 20th century some foreign citizens who were not from the Ottoman suburbs were also requested to come to the Ottoman country.

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