Chios Island and İts Place in the Economy of Western Anatolia During the Ottoman Period

Mehmet Taş; Mevlüt Anıl Fidan

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Chios Island and İts Place in the Economy of Western Anatolia During the Ottoman Period

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Taş | Mevlüt Anıl Fidan

Yayıncı:

Inonu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkaik Dönem Arkeolojisi | Osmanlı İktisat Tarihi | Siyasi Tarihde Siyasal Coğrafya | Yeniçağ Akdeniz Tarihi

Dergi:

İnönü Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.205-221

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351182

pISSN:

2147-0936

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Özet:

 Chios is an island 6-7 nautical miles from Izmir. Geologically, the island is the extension of the Anatolian peninsula in the Sea of Islands. Its geological and geographical connection to Anatolia is accompanied by the similarities between these two places in terms of climate, culture and economy. After the Byzantine and Genoese domination, the island came under Ottoman rule in 1566. As a result of the arrangements made here by the Turks, the island developed economically and commercially and increased its importance and became a window of Western Anatolia to Europe. After the mid-17th century, the commercial weight of the island shifted to the port of Izmir for reasons such as security, convenience, suitability and efficiency. However, after this date, the place of the island in the economy of Western Anatolia continued at a certain level.The economic attachment of the island to Western Anatolia, which lasted for 347 years, was further strengthened by demographic and logistical attachment. So much so that while the relatives of the inhabitants of Chios lived in İzmir, Aydın, Çeşme and İstanbul, the food supplies needed by the inhabitants of the island were supplied from Western Anatolia in certain periods. The secret of the long centuries of peace and stability of the Greeks, Turks, Latins and Jews living on the island, with few exceptions, lies in the strong economic and cultural ties they established among themselves and with Western Anatolia. In this study, while referring to these ties, the economic ties will be scrutinised.

 Chios is an island 6-7 nautical miles from Izmir. Geologically, the island is the extension of the Anatolian peninsula in the Sea of Islands. Its geological and geographical connection to Anatolia is accompanied by the similarities between these two places in terms of climate, culture and economy. After the Byzantine and Genoese domination, the island came under Ottoman rule in 1566. As a result of the arrangements made here by the Turks, the island developed economically and commercially and increased its importance and became a window of Western Anatolia to Europe. After the mid-17th century, the commercial weight of the island shifted to the port of Izmir for reasons such as security, convenience, suitability and efficiency. However, after this date, the place of the island in the economy of Western Anatolia continued at a certain level.The economic attachment of the island to Western Anatolia, which lasted for 347 years, was further strengthened by demographic and logistical attachment. So much so that while the relatives of the inhabitants of Chios lived in İzmir, Aydın, Çeşme and İstanbul, the food supplies needed by the inhabitants of the island were supplied from Western Anatolia in certain periods. The secret of the long centuries of peace and stability of the Greeks, Turks, Latins and Jews living on the island, with few exceptions, lies in the strong economic and cultural ties they established among themselves and with Western Anatolia. In this study, while referring to these ties, the economic ties will be scrutinised.

 Chios is an island 6-7 nautical miles from Izmir. Geologically, the island is the extension of the Anatolian peninsula in the Sea of Islands. Its geological and geographical connection to Anatolia is accompanied by the similarities between these two places in terms of climate, culture and economy. After the Byzantine and Genoese domination, the island came under Ottoman rule in 1566. As a result of the arrangements made here by the Turks, the island developed economically and commercially and increased its importance and became a window of Western Anatolia to Europe. After the mid-17th century, the commercial weight of the island shifted to the port of Izmir for reasons such as security, convenience, suitability and efficiency. However, after this date, the place of the island in the economy of Western Anatolia continued at a certain level.The economic attachment of the island to Western Anatolia, which lasted for 347 years, was further strengthened by demographic and logistical attachment. So much so that while the relatives of the inhabitants of Chios lived in İzmir, Aydın, Çeşme and İstanbul, the food supplies needed by the inhabitants of the island were supplied from Western Anatolia in certain periods. The secret of the long centuries of peace and stability of the Greeks, Turks, Latins and Jews living on the island, with few exceptions, lies in the strong economic and cultural ties they established among themselves and with Western Anatolia. In this study, while referring to these ties, the economic ties will be scrutinised.

 Sakız Adası, İzmire 6-7 deniz mili uzaklıkta bir ada parçasıdır. Ada, jeolojik olarak Anadolu yarım adasının Adalar Denizindeki uzantısı konumundadır. Onun Anadoluya olan jeolojik ve coğrafi bağlılığına iklim, kültür ve ekonomik yönden bu iki yer arasındaki benzerlikler eşlik eder. Bu ada, tarihsel süreç boyunca özellikle Bizans ve Ceneviz hakimiyetinden sonra 1566da Osmanlı hakimiyetine geçmiştir. Burada Türkler tarafından yapılan düzenlemeler sonucunda ada ekonomik ve ticari yönden gelişerek önemini artırmış ve Batı Anadolunun Avrupaya açılan bir penceresi haline gelmiştir. 17.yüzyıl ortalarından sonra ise adanın ticari ağırlığı güvenlik, elverişlilik, uygunluk ve verimlilik gibi nedenlerle İzmir limanına kaymıştır. Ancak bu tarihten sonra da adanın Batı Anadolu ekonomisi içindeki yeri belli bir düzeyde devam etmiştir. Adanın 347 yılı bulan Batı Anadoluya olan ekonomik bağlılığı, demografik ve lojistik bağlılıkla daha da güçlenmiştir. Öyle ki Sakız Adasında yaşayan insanların akrabaları İzmir, Aydın, Çeşme ve İstanbulda yaşarken ada sakinlerinin ihtiyaç duyduğu yiyecek malzemeleri belli dönemlerde Batı Anadoludan karşılanmıştır. Adada yaşayan Rumlar, Türkler ve Latinler ile Yahudilerin uzun yüzyıllar boyunca birkaç istisna dışında barış ve istikrar içinde yaşamalarının sırrı gerek kendi aralarında ve gerekse Batı Anadolu ile kurdukları güçlü ekonomik ve kültürel bağlarda yatıyor. Bu çalışmada bu bağlara atıf yapılmakla birlikte işaret edilen ekonomik bağlara mercek tutulmaya çalışılacaktır.

Makale detayları

Chios Island and İts Place in the Economy of Western Anatolia During the Ottoman Period

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Taş | Mevlüt Anıl Fidan

Yayıncı:

Inonu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkaik Dönem Arkeolojisi | Osmanlı İktisat Tarihi | Siyasi Tarihde Siyasal Coğrafya | Yeniçağ Akdeniz Tarihi

Dergi:

İnönü Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.205-221

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351182

pISSN:

2147-0936

Chios

Western Anatolia

Ottoman Empire

Sea of Islands.Sakız Adası

Batı Anadolu

Osmanlı Devleti

Adalar Denizi.

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Mehmet Taş | Mevlüt Anıl Fidan

Yayıncı: Inonu University

Ana Başlıklar: Arkaik Dönem Arkeolojisi | Osmanlı İktisat Tarihi | Siyasi Tarihde Siyasal Coğrafya | Yeniçağ Akdeniz Tarihi

Dergi: İnönü Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.205-221

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2025

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001351182

pISSN: 2147-0936

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Mehmet Taş | Mevlüt Anıl Fidan

Yayıncı:

Inonu University

Ana Başlıklar:

Arkaik Dönem Arkeolojisi | Osmanlı İktisat Tarihi | Siyasi Tarihde Siyasal Coğrafya | Yeniçağ Akdeniz Tarihi

Dergi:

İnönü Üniversitesi Uluslararası Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi Vol.14 Issue 1, pp.205-221

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2025

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001351182

pISSN:

2147-0936