Bayezid Sanjak According to Erzurum Provincial Yearbook Dated R.1308 (A.D. 1892/1893)

Bayezid Sanjak, since the time of the Ottoman rule in 1514, had been one of the most important Sanjaks of the Ottoman Empire opened to the east, because of its geostrategic position both in terms of relations with Iran and Russia, and also because of its position in the intersection of important trade routes. The Ottoman State begun to record salname, which were the state annals, since 1847. In the preparation of provincial salname, taking the example of the work "fihrist-i salname-i Halep" published by Ibrahim Halet Bey, in 1866, Salname-i Vilayet-i Bosna, the first state salname was published. In provincial salnames, the provinces affiliated to the Ottoman Empire have a number of themes such as the administrative system and organization, officers, educational institutions, short history, geographical structure, ancient monuments, population, agricultural and commercial production annually. In this respect, provincial salnames are the most precious resources that provide important information about the central and provincial organization since the middle of the 19th century. In this study, in the light of information provided by R.1308 Erzurum Province Salnamesi, Located on the edge of Mount Ararat, Bayazid Sanjak and its affiliated counties as Karakilise, Tutak, Ele？kirt and Diyadin will be examined from the administrative, social, economic, geographical and demographic aspects. Thus, XIX. In the last quarter of the nineteenth century, the general condition of the region will be revealed and local history will be examined from a wide perspective. In the reign of Sultan Abdulhamid the second, one of the most important periods of Ottoman history, a photograph of the sanjak at the intersection of Russian and Iranian borders will be taken