Floods of Gediz River and Disaster Management (1860-1901)

Kezban Acar Kaplan

Makale detayları

Floods of Gediz River and Disaster Management (1860-1901)

Yazarlar:

Kezban Acar Kaplan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Tarih (Diğer)

Dergi:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.38 Issue 1, pp.281-302

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297991

pISSN:

0257-4152

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Özet:

 In ancient times, when the measures taken against natural events were much more limited, the rivers overflowed relatively more frequently and caused significant damage to their surroundings. One of the rivers that overflowed frequently in the 19th century was the Gediz River, which took its source from the mountains to the east of the town of Gediz in Kütahya and flowed into the Aegean Sea after traveling 275 km. Between 1860 and 1901, it is known that there were about twenty floods in the main bed of the Gediz River and some of its branches feeding this stream. Those floods resulted in damage to people, animals, settlements, agriculture, commerce, transportation, communication, businesses and İzmir Port and thus caused huge economic loss. Ottoman government and local administrations took some important measures to minimize negative impacts of the floods of the Gediz River and initiated some aid programs to heal the wounds of the flood victims. Based on the analysis of some archive documents and newspapers of that time, this study aims to explain causes, results, and impacts of the floods of the Gediz river and comment on how Ottoman central and local authorities dealt with them.

 In ancient times, when the measures taken against natural events were much more limited, the rivers overflowed relatively more frequently and caused significant damage to their surroundings. One of the rivers that overflowed frequently in the 19th century was the Gediz River, which took its source from the mountains to the east of the town of Gediz in Kütahya and flowed into the Aegean Sea after traveling 275 km. Between 1860 and 1901, it is known that there were about twenty floods in the main bed of the Gediz River and some of its branches feeding this stream. Those floods resulted in damage to people, animals, settlements, agriculture, commerce, transportation, communication, businesses and İzmir Port and thus caused huge economic loss. Ottoman government and local administrations took some important measures to minimize negative impacts of the floods of the Gediz River and initiated some aid programs to heal the wounds of the flood victims. Based on the analysis of some archive documents and newspapers of that time, this study aims to explain causes, results, and impacts of the floods of the Gediz river and comment on how Ottoman central and local authorities dealt with them.

 In ancient times, when the measures taken against natural events were much more limited, the rivers overflowed relatively more frequently and caused significant damage to their surroundings. One of the rivers that overflowed frequently in the 19th century was the Gediz River, which took its source from the mountains to the east of the town of Gediz in Kütahya and flowed into the Aegean Sea after traveling 275 km. Between 1860 and 1901, it is known that there were about twenty floods in the main bed of the Gediz River and some of its branches feeding this stream. Those floods resulted in damage to people, animals, settlements, agriculture, commerce, transportation, communication, businesses and İzmir Port and thus caused huge economic loss. Ottoman government and local administrations took some important measures to minimize negative impacts of the floods of the Gediz River and initiated some aid programs to heal the wounds of the flood victims. Based on the analysis of some archive documents and newspapers of that time, this study aims to explain causes, results, and impacts of the floods of the Gediz river and comment on how Ottoman central and local authorities dealt with them.

 Akarsular, doğa olaylarına karşı alınan tedbirlerin çok daha kısıtlı olduğu eski zamanlarda, günümüze nispeten daha sık taşarak etraflarına önemli miktarda zararlar vermekteydiler. 19. yüzyılda sık bir şekilde taşan nehirlerden birisi de Kütahyaya bağlı Gediz kasabasının doğusundaki dağlardan kaynağını alan ve 275 km yol aldıktan sonra Ege Denizine dökülen Gediz Nehri idi. 1860-1901 yılları arasında Gedizin on altı defa taştığı tespit edilebilmiştir. Yaşanan taşkınların sel afetlerine yol açması neticesinde insanlar, hayvanlar, yerleşim birimleri, tarım, ticaret, ulaşım, iletişim, işletmeler ve İzmir Limanı önemli derecede zarar görmüş, büyük miktarda ekonomik kayıplar yaşanmıştır. Merkezi ve yerel hükümetler Gediz Nehri taşkınlarını ve yol açtığı zararları en aza indirmek amacıyla birtakım tedbirler aldıkları gibi taşkınlar sonrasında yardıma muhtaç durumda kalan selzedelerin yaralarını sarmak amacıyla da bazı önemli girişimlerde bulunmuşlardır. Arşiv belgeleri ve dönemin gazeteleri esas alınarak hazırlanan bu çalışma ile Osmanlı doğal afet tarihine ve kısmen de olsa Gediz Havzasında bulunan yerleşim birimlerinin tarihine katkı sağlanması hedeflenmiştir.

Makale detayları

Floods of Gediz River and Disaster Management (1860-1901)

Yazarlar:

Kezban Acar Kaplan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Tarih (Diğer)

Dergi:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.38 Issue 1, pp.281-302

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297991

pISSN:

0257-4152

History

Ottoman State

Gediz River

İzmir Port

Natural Disaster

FloodTarih

Osmanlı Devleti

Gediz Nehri

İzmir Limanı

Doğal Afet

Taşkın

Sayı

Makale detayları

Yazarlar: Kezban Acar Kaplan

Yayıncı: Ege University

Ana Başlıklar: Siyasi Tarih (Diğer)

Dergi: Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.38 Issue 1, pp.281-302

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2023

Belge Dili: Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.): 2001297991

pISSN: 0257-4152

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Kezban Acar Kaplan

Yayıncı:

Ege University

Ana Başlıklar:

Siyasi Tarih (Diğer)

Dergi:

Tarih İncelemeleri Dergisi Vol.38 Issue 1, pp.281-302

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2023

Belge Dili:

Türkçe

Document ID (Org No.):

2001297991

pISSN:

0257-4152