Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi (Jan 2017)
Ulemâ, Immigration and the State: Some Information About the Settling of Ulemâ Who Immigrated to the Ottoman Country After the Crimean War
Abstract
Having to emigrate from one’s land is one of the most unfortunate events a person can face during his life time. Immigration, as it used in this study, is one of the last resources for people who only have the chance to carry with them their memories and moveable goods,leave much more than these behind. The Otoman Empire with its history spanning six hudret years and with its territory expanding into three continents had to face immigration rather frequently. This meeting, however, had never been as much frequent as it was after the Crimean War (1853-1856). The immigration wave following the war from Caucasia and the Otoman country became a new problem that needed to be addressed with more effort, struggle, and Money fort he administrators of the empire. Therefore, this study aims at explaining the ways in which the ulemâ class, who were among the imigrants who took refuge in the Otoman country, was settled within the borders of the empire and what kind of assistance was provided fort them. Further, problems that arose during this process will be handled. This study evaluates the müderris rather than the groups belonging to the ilmiye like the imam, sheikh, and mufti and lastly focses on the king of the immigrant ulemâ to the Otoman social and cultural life.
