Ottoman Bosphorus Ship Management: ？irket-i Hayriye

？irket-i Hayriye has left a significant track on economic and social structures of Ottoman life. It was the first share company which established in Ottoman State in 1850. It gave the first example of such a company culture. It has connected Bosporus and Istanbul to each other very first time. The share company with the privilage of passenger and freighter was not only a pioneer in economy and technology but also in the social responsibility.It was also the one of the first companies which had the “double entry bookkeeping records”. Till 1945 ？irket-I Hayriye was the main transportation between Bosporus and ？stanbul and was transferred to ？stanbul Public City Transportation by the government at 1945