Prizren Sanca ’n n dar Yap s (1864–1912) //// The Administrative Structure of Prizren Sanjak Between 1864–1912

Balkanlar n nemli merkezlerinden biri olan Prizren de idar de isikliklerden nasibini alm st r. XIX. yüzy la kadar sancak merkezi olanPrizren, mevcut kosullara g re kimi zaman vilayet kimi zamanda sancakstatüsü verilmistir. dar alanda yap lan yenilikler sonucu 1868’de k sasüreli ine merkezi yine Prizren olan Prizren Vilayeti tesis edilmistir.Ancak mevcut sartlar g z nünde tutularak 1874 tarihinde PrizrenVilayeti la vedilerek nce Manast r sonra da Kosova Vilayeti’ne ba l alt sancaktan biri olmustur. 1877–1878 Osmanl -Rus Savas ve sonras ndaimzalanan Berlin Antlasmas ’yla Prizren’in idar yap s nda s k s kde isiklikler yap lm st r. Hatta bu de isiklikler zaruretten dolay o kadars kl kla yap lm st r ki bazen bir yerlesim biriminin idar durumununtakibini zorlast racak düzeyde olmustur. Tüm bu gelismelere ra menPrizren, sancak statüsünü Osmanl idaresi süresince hi kaybetmedenmuhafaza etmistir.//// Partitioning, which was based on sanjak style in administrativestructure of the Ottoman Empire, continued to 19th century despite thepresence of Ottoman Empire’s states. However, the organization of thestate, which was taken place after the Tanzimat Reforms, shaped with the basis of provincial administrative. After Tanzimat Reforms, it could beseen some changes in the administrative ruling of the states and also inthe physical environment of the states. All these changes were carriedout for the sake of centralizing the administration. However in 19thcentury, accelerated soil loss also brought a team of administrativeregulations.Prizren, one of the important centers of the Balkans also receiveda portion of administrative changes. Prizren, as being the center ofsanjak until 19th century, could get the state statue but some timesanjak statue, that happened according to the conditions. With theresults of reforms that were put in the practice in the administrative sidePrizren became a state in 1868 for a short time. But after a time, forsome reasons Prizren state was abolished than its territory firstconnected to Manastir and after to Kosova. Prizren became one of the sixsanjaks of Kosova. 1877-1878 Ottoman-Russian War and after the BerlinTreaty, the frequent changes have been made in administrativestructures in Prizren. Despite all these developments, Prizren had neverlost its sanjak’s statue during the Ottoman rule.