Ma’mûretü’l-Azîz Province in American Trade Reports and the Commercial Activities of the United States of America in the Province (1900-1909) Amerikan Ticaret Raporlarında Ma’mûretü’l-Azîz Vilayeti ve Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin Vilayetteki Ticari Faaliyetleri (1900-1909)

Dilmaç İ.

History Studies, cilt.17, sa.1, ss.215-234, 2025 (Scopus) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2025
  • Doi Numarası: 10.9737/historystudies.1531937
  • Dergi Adı: History Studies
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.215-234
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: American Consulate in Harput, American Missionaries in Asia Minor, American Trade in Asia Minor, Elazığ, Ma’mûretü’l-Azîz Province
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The United States of America has engaged in commercial relations with the Ottoman Empire since the nineteenth century. With the 1830 Treaty of Commerce and Navigation, diplomatic relations were formalized between the two countries. Subsequently, the United States of America established diplomatic missions in select Ottoman port cities, with the objective of safeguarding the rights of American citizens residing in the Ottoman Empire and protecting the interests of American merchants engaged in commercial activities within the Empire. Towards the end of the nineteenth century, American missionaries petitioned for the establishment of consulates in the interior of Anatolia. In accordance with this petition, the American Consulate of Harput was inaugurated in 1901 within the province of Ma’mûretü’l-Azîz. The consuls appointed in this region prepared comprehensive reports on the potential for trade and commercial activities within the Ma’mûretü’l-Azîz Province. This study, based on the reports of the American Consulate in Harput, which are preserved in the National Archives of the United States (NARA) and the United States Department of Commerce and Labor (US Department of Commerce and Labor), examines the economic situation of Ma’mûretü’l-Azîz Province and American commercial activities in the province.