II. ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES IN TRABZON DURING THE CONSTITUTIONAL PERIOD

The activities of civil associations in the Ottoman Empire emerged in parallel with the change and transformation that began with the Tanzimat period. After the proclamation of the constitutional monarchy II, various associations were established in the province of Trabzon where social and cultural life was very active. Some of these associations, which range from social and cultural clubs to professional organizations, from charities to sports clubs, were active as branches of Istanbul-based societies while the others were founded as individual local units during the period that Committee of Union and Progress was influential over the country. During the Balkan Wars and World War I years, the charities had donated to the headquarters but after the constitutional monarchy II, these associations collected donations from people even on the fringes of the country. These social and cultural associations were organizations that brought liveliness and motivation to people. Some of the associations brought specific occupational groups together and aimed at professional solidarity. This study deals with the organization and activities of the associations established in Trabzon during the second constitutional period