Diyarbak r Valisi Hatuno lu Kurt smail Hakk Pa a’n n Diyarbak r’daki A iretleri Islah Ve skan al mas (1868-1875)//// Housing and Rehabitation Practices of Hatunoglu Kurt Ismail Hakki Pasha The Governor of Diyarbakir for the Tribes of Diyarbakir ( 1868 - 1875)

Kurt Ismail Hakk Pasha was born in Kars in 1818. He began his first career as a senator (ayan) in üregel district of Kars Sanjak in 1833. He joined the wars in ran in 1841 and and in Crimea in 1853. He got his reputation at Firka-i Islahiyye, where the place was founded for the tribes to settle down. He cendered his service at the governorship of Diyarbak r between 1868-75. Having founded a printing office in Diyarbak r, he began to publish Diyarbekir Gazetesi the offical gazette of the governorship. Also, he had an almanac (Salname) published every year. He opened reformatory ( slahhane) having seen it as an important part in the field of education. By means of the reformatory, abandoned children had a chance of having education and career. At the same time, schools for the boys and grammer schools were opened the rate of educated people in Diyarbak r were increased. smail Hakk Pasha gave a great importance to the severage system works in Diyarbak r and the worn out roads having a connection with the other province were repaired and the new roads were opened under his inspection. With the opening of the new water canals, more products were obtained in the agricultural areas. His most success in Diyarbak r was to reorganize and settle the moving tribes. Because those tribes were disclaiming the authority of the state. For the safety of Diyarbak r, Ismail Hakk Pasha had to take some precautors for those tribes.After completing his dutf as a governor in Diyarbak r, he went to Erzurum in 1876. He joined the Ottoman-Russian war between 1877-78. After the war, he was summored to Istanbul and there, he had important duties. Ismail Hakk Pasha died in üsküdar, Istanbul on 22 February 1897.