Dersaadet Ticaret Odas ve Uluslararas Sergiler //// Dersaadet Chamber of Commerce and International Exhibitions

lk ulusal nitelikli sanayi sergisi 1789’da Fransa’dadüzenlendi. 1849’a kadar bu ülkede 12 ulusal sergi a ld .Avrupa’da XIX. yüzy l boyunca a lan sanayi sergileri milyonlarcainsan taraf ndan ziyaret edildi. Osmanl Devleti’nde ise esitliürünlerin pazarland ve e lence niteli i de olan gelenekselpanay rlar eskiden beri kurulmaktayd . Ancak 1851’e kadarOsmanl lar n uluslararas sergiler hakk nda genel bir fikri yoktu.Osmanl Devleti, 1851’den itibaren beynelmilel sergilere kat lmayabaslad . 1851 Londra Sergisi, Osmanl Devleti’nin kat ld ilkuluslararas sergidir. 1863 y l nda Osmanl Devleti, Sultanahmetmeydan nda ulusal bir sergi düzenledi. “Sergi-i Umumi-i Osmani”ad ndaki bu sergi 27 Subat 1863’de Sultan Abdülaziz taraf ndana ld . Osmanl Devleti bu sergilerden sonra, Frans z Devrimi’nin100.y l na rastlayan 1889 Paris Sergisi’ne kat lmak i in de Haziran1888’de resmen müracaat etti. Paris Sergisi, Ticaret Odas ’n n,Osmanl sanayici ve tüccar n n kat lmalar yolunda do rudandestek verdi i ilk uluslararas sergiydi. 1893’deki Sikago (Chicago)sergisi ise Ticaret Odas a s ndan büyük bir basar oldu. Sikagosergisi i in stanbul’da olusturulan komisyonun baskanl naTicaret Odas Baskan Azaryan Efendi getirildi. Ticaret Odas ’n ndestekledi i son beynelmilel sergi 1900’deki Paris Sergisi’dir.//// The first national qualified industrial exhibition wasarranged in France in 1789. 12 national exhibitons were opened in this country until 1849. The industrial exhibitions opened duringthe XIX. century in Europe were visited by the millions of people.The traditional fairs in which various products were sold andpeople could have fun were arranged in the Ottoman Empire for along time. But the Ottomans hadn’t had an idea on theinternational exhibitions until 1851. The Ottoman Empire startedto join the international exhibitons after 1851. The 1851 LondonExhibiton is the first international exhibition which the OtomanEmpire joined. The Ottoman Empire arranged a national exhibitionin the Sultanahmet Square in 1863. This exhibition named “Sergi-iUmumi-i Osmani” was opened by Sultan Abdülaziz in 27 February1863. After these exhibitions, The Ottoman Empire officiallyapplied in 1888 June to take part in the 1889 Paris Exhibitionwhich occured at the same time as The French Revolution’s 100.year. The Paris Exhibition was the first international exhibitionwhich was directly supported by Chamber of Commerce for joiningof the Ottoman’s manufacturers and tradesmen. The 1893Chicago Exhibiton was a big success for the Chamber ofCommerce. The Head of the Chamber of Commerce A