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209:, "to administer"). In Arabic, it had meant "province", "region", or "administration" as general ideas, but following the Tanzimat reforms the Ottoman term formalized it in reference to specific areas in a defined hierarchy. It was borrowed into
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in particular answered directly to the finance minister rather than the vali. A separate vilayet council was composed of four elected members, comprising two
Muslims and two non-Muslims.
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1707:
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Committee Set Up to Consider Certain Correspondence between Sir Henry McMahon (His Majesty's High Commissioner in Egypt) and the Sharif of Mecca in 1915 and 1916
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claimed that the reform had intended to provide the provinces with greater amounts of local self-government but in fact had the effect of centralizing more power with the
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1138:(Kudüs-i Şerif Mutasarrıflığı): independent and directly linked to the Minister of the Interior in view of its importance to the three major monotheistic religions.
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564:("headman") chosen by its inhabitants and confirmed by the regional kaymakam. He was assisted in his duties by a local "council of elders" (
367:. Acting as the sultan's representative, he was notionally the supreme head of administration in his province, subject to various caveats.
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If the vali fell ill or was absent from the capital, he was variously replaced by the governor of the chief sanjak (
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and Other
Official Texts into Minority Languages". In Herzog, Christoph; Malek Sharif (eds.).
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776:: sanjaks of Damascus, Hama, Beirut, Tripoli, Hauran, Akka, Belka, Kudus-i-Cherif (Jerusalem).
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appointed by the vali but answerable to the regional kaymakam. He was responsible for local
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1154:(Cebel-i Lübnan Mutasarrıflığı): sanjak or mutessariflik, dependent directly on the Porte.
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The
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1694:. Vol. 27 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 428.
17:
1948:. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 736.
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758:: sanjaks of Erzurum, Tchaldir, Bayezit, Kars, Mouch, Erzincan, Van.
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764:: sanjaks of Diyarbakır, Mamuret-ul-Aziz, Mardin, Siirt, Malatya.
159:
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618:: sanjaks of Bosna-Serai, Zvornik, Banja Luka, Travnik, Bebkèh,
514:), deputy judge, and representatives of the public works board.
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816:: sanjaks of Tripoli, Bengazi, Khoms, Djebal gharbiyeh, Fezzan.
444:, or mutasarrifliks. Each sanjak or liva was administered by a
27:
First-order administrative division of the later
Ottoman Empire
711:: sanjaks of Bursa, Izmid, Karasi, Karahisar-i-Sarip, Kütahya.
1166:(Tunus Eyaleti) (autonomous eyalet, ruled by hereditary beys)
723:: sanjaks of Angora (now Ankara), Yozgat, Kayseri, Kırşehir.
746:: sanjaks of Trebizond (Trabzon), Gümüşhane, Batumi, Canik.
1838:
Armenians in the
Service of the Ottoman Empire: 1860-1908
717:: sanjaks of Smyrna (now İzmir), Aydın, Saruhan, Menteşe.
705:: sanjaks of Chania, Rethymno, Candia, Sfakia, Lasithi.
37:
2985:
1086:(Bingazi Sancağı): autonomous sanjak. Formerly in the
1114:(Kıbrıs) (island with special status) (Kıbrıs Adası)
1108:(Çatalca Sancağı) (autonomous sanjak, not a vilayet)
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2047:
Vilayet Law of 1864, official translation to French
1131:(İzmid Sancağı) (autonomous sanjak, not a vilayet)
604:: sanjaks of Ruse, Varna, Vidin, Tulcea, Turnovo,
468:), and representatives of the public works board (
452:personally appointed by the sultan and a council (
1176:The early Turkish Republic had 63 vilayet in the
625:Vilayet of Herzegovina: sanjaks of Mostar, Gacko.
556:Each nahiye was divided into wards and villages (
1736:File:Solun Newspaper 1869-03-28 in Bulgarian.jpg
729:: sanjaks of Konya, Teke, Hamid, Niğde, Burdur.
581:Vilayets, sanjaks and autonomies, circa 1876:
286:
226:
2110:Administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire
1984:Socin, Albert; Hogarth, David George (1911). "
752:: sanjaks of Sivas, Amasya, Karahisar-ı Şarki.
548:, court sentences, and maintaining the peace.
276:
213:
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735:: sanjaks of Kastamonu, Boli, Sinop, Çankırı.
8:
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1160:(Sisam Beyliği) (island with special status)
810:: sanjaks of Sana'a, Hudaydah, Asir, Ta'izz.
594:: sanjaks of Adrianople (Edirne), Tekirdağ,
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406:, the various local religious communities.
359:Each vilayet or province was governed by a
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1680:Caillard, Vincent Henry Penalver (1911). "
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1416:Karahisâr-ı Şarkî (Şebinkarahisar) vilayet
846:Vilayets and independent sanjaks in 1917:
798:: sanjaks of Basra, Muntafiq, Najd, Hejaz.
1754:The First Ottoman Experiment in Democracy
577:Vilayets, sanjaks and autonomies, c. 1876
1898:(in French). J. Dumaine. pp. 91–96.
1775:) // CITED: p. 41-43 (PDF p. 43-45/338).
842:Vilayets and independent sanjaks in 1917
1622:
1506:
770:: sanjaks of Adana, Kozan, İçel, Paias.
506:and a council composed of a secretary (
2023:
1787:Die Provinzen des Osmanischen Reiches
1637:Die Provinzen des Osmanischen Reiches
1607:, the Armenian vilayets of the empire
141:at the expense of other communities.
7:
1101:) (autonomous sanjak, not a vilayet)
663:: sanjaks of Manastir (now Bitola),
192:), an abstract noun formed from the
80:
2980:Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire
2049:pp. 36–45, in Young, George,
1959:Palestine; A Modern History (1978)
1124:, not a vilayet) (Mısır Hidivliği)
782:: sanjaks of Aleppo, Maraş, Urfa,
25:
111:reform movement initiated by the
2990:Types of administrative division
1971:
1921:
1895:État présent de l'empire ottoman
1667:
1581:
1569:
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1521:
1509:
1401:Gazi Ayıntab (Gaziantep) vilayet
107:of 21 January 1867, part of the
2036:- About the Law of the Vilayets
1961:by Adulwahab Al Kayyali. Page 1
1934:Hogarth, David George (1911). "
131:Vincent Henry Penalver Caillard
2975:Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire
2859:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
2059:Vilayet Law of 1867, in French
1144:(Mekke Şerifliği) (autonomous
472:) and the educational system (
424:Each vilayet was divided into
267:. It was also translated into
1:
2122:
1835:Krikorian, Mesrob K. (2018).
490:Each sanjak was divided into
2870:Principality of Transylvania
1097:(Biga Sancağı) (also called
113:Ottoman Reform Edict of 1856
1152:Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate
820:Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate
560:). Each kariye was under a
528:Each kaza was divided into
456:) composed of a secretary (
385:müfettiş-i hükkâm-ı şeriyye
103:. It was introduced in the
3006:
1576:Vilayets of Europe in 1910
1540:Vilayets of Europe in 1893
1516:Vilayets of Europe in 1870
1421:Karesi (Balıkesir) vilayet
1206:Ertuğrul (Bilecik) vilayet
946:Vilayet of Mamuret ul-Aziz
689:Vilayet of the Archipelago
540:. Each nahiye was under a
521:
483:
413:
330:continued to use the term
161:
160:
92:
81:
29:
2875:Principality of Wallachia
2805:
2791:
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1841:. Routledge. p. 24.
856:Vilayet of Constantinople
319:
309:
287:
277:
227:
202:
201:
185:
184:
52:; 1867), in Volume II of
2970:Arabic words and phrases
2890:Principality of Bulgaria
2839:Principality of Moldavia
1909:A handbook of Asia Minor
1890:Abel Pavet de Courteille
1785:Birken, Andreas (1976).
1773:Martin Luther University
1763:Orient-Institut Istanbul
1635:Birken, Andreas (1976).
1588:Vilayets of Asia in 1911
1564:Vilayets of Asia in 1909
1552:Vilayets of Asia in 1897
502:. Each kaza was under a
398:) near the capital, the
126:Encyclopaedia Britannica
2880:Principality of Romania
1995:Encyclopædia Britannica
1945:Encyclopædia Britannica
1879:Birken (1976), p. 2324.
1691:Encyclopædia Britannica
1481:Menteşe (Muğla) vilayet
1326:Cebel-i Bereket vilayet
814:Vilayet of Tripolitania
709:Vilayet of Hudavendigar
369:Military administration
293:
236:
97:administrative division
2885:Principality of Serbia
1713:, 2015, archived from
1241:Afyonkarahisar vilayet
1070:Vassals and autonomies
587:Constantinople Vilayet
352:in the 1840s, but the
334:until it renamed them
255:, which was used as a
251:
245:
214:
68:
54:
49:
2941:Principality of Samos
1158:Principality of Samos
861:Vilayet of Adrianople
825:Principality of Samos
762:Vilayet of Diyarbekir
291:), Judaeo-Spanish as
40:
2900:Septinsular Republic
2159:Muhammad Ali dynasty
2073:Demetrius Nicolaides
2064:Législation ottomane
1120:(Mısır) (autonomous
962:Independent Sanjaks
936:Vilayet of Kastamuni
931:Vilayet of Trebizond
744:Vilayet of Trebizond
733:Vilayet of Kastamonu
383:), a chief justice (
95:, was a first-order
66:Demetrius Nicolaides
56:Legislation ottomane
2069:Gregory Aristarchis
1600:Provinces of Turkey
1178:1927 Turkish census
1136:Sanjak of Jerusalem
911:Vilayet of Diarbekr
338:in the late 1920s.
259:among the educated
93:various other names
62:Gregory Aristarchis
42:Law of the vilayets
2921:Khedivate of Egypt
2895:Kingdom of Imereti
2849:Republic of Ragusa
2844:Sharifate of Mecca
1411:Kırklareli vilayet
1361:Diyarbekir vilayet
1142:Sharifate of Mecca
1118:Khedivate of Egypt
1088:vilayet of Tripoli
916:Vilayet of Erzurum
881:Vilayet of Baghdad
834:Sanjak of Salonica
790:Vilayet of Baghdad
756:Vilayet of Erzurum
592:Adrianople Vilayet
328:Republic of Turkey
91:"), also known by
69:
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2854:Serbian Despotate
2817:Cossack Hetmanate
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2055:, Volume 1, 1905.
2020:. Constantinople.
1769:info page on book
1765:. pp. 21–51.
1456:Gümüşhane vilayet
1426:Kastamonu vilayet
1371:Zonguldak vilayet
1351:Hamîdâbâd vilayet
1336:Çanakkale vilayet
1231:Eskişehir vilayet
1067:
1066:
1019:Kara Hissar Sahib
901:Vilayet of Aleppo
896:Vilayet of Bitlis
891:Vilayet of Beirut
871:Vilayet of Angora
780:Vilayet of Aleppo
721:Vilayet of Angora
598:, Filibe, Sliven.
464:), deputy judge (
363:appointed by the
16:(Redirected from
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1311:Tekirdağ vilayet
1221:Erzincan vilayet
1191:Istanbul vilayet
1172:Vilayets in 1927
1148:, not a vilayet)
1099:Kale-i Sultaniye
1024:Sanjak of Karasi
951:Vilayet of Mosul
941:Vilayet of Konia
926:Vilayet of Sivas
921:Vilayet of Syria
906:Vilayet of Bursa
886:Vilayet of Basra
876:Vilayet of Aidin
866:Vilayet of Adana
849:
848:
808:Vilayet of Yemen
804:: Mecca, Medina.
802:Emirate of Mecca
796:Vilayet of Basra
774:Vilayet of Syria
768:Vilayet of Adana
750:Vilayet of Sivas
727:Vilayet of Konya
715:Vilayet of Aidin
703:Vilayet of Crete
661:Monastir Vilayet
635:, Serres, Drama.
629:Salonica Vilayet
510:), comptroller (
460:), comptroller (
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2829:Crimean Khanate
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645:, Tirhala,
377:comptroller
354:Vilayet Law
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2964:Categories
2909:Autonomies
2642:Adrianople
2585:Diyarbekir
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512:mal müdürü
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326:The early
294:provinsiya
265:Christians
2726:Jerusalem
2622:(Trabzon)
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2600:Kastamonu
2490:Shahrizor
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2262:Trebizond
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2247:Kastamonu
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1122:khedivate
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2644:(Edirne)
2565:(Ankara)
2546:Anatolia
2514:vilayets
2404:Damascus
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2348:Salonica
2222:Dulkadir
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1054:Menteshe
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633:Salonica
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530:parishes
504:kaymakam
434:counties
373:mektupçu
320:νομαρχία
304:eparchía
269:Armenian
211:Albanian
187:وِلَايَة
173:borrowed
170:loanword
168:) was a
109:Tanzimat
89:province
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2697:Levant
2673:Kosovo
2668:Janina
2663:Danube
2648:Bosnia
2635:Europe
2574:Bitlis
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297:, and
288:област
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180:wilāya
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2553:Adana
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2480:Basra
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2449:Lahsa
2444:Yemen
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