The Agricultural Incentive: Attempts to Increase Cotton Production in the Ottoman Empire

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dc.contributor.authorDemir Gorur, Emel
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-22T14:08:45Z
dc.date.available2025-02-22T14:08:45Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIn the 1860s, British textile factories, which relied heavily on cotton as their main raw material, imported cotton from America. The outbreak of the Civil War in America and the possibility that the war might disrupt cotton imports caused concern among factory owners. This was a critical issue since more than 80 percent of the cotton imported to Britain came from America, and the realization of such a likelihood would lead to factory shutdowns and unemployment for workers. In this context, Britain turned its attention to the East for a solution. The British efforts to promote cotton cultivation in Ottoman provinces proved effective, leading to the encouragement of cotton cultivation through a decree issued in 1862. After the implementation of new cultivation methods and techniques, Britain sent a survey consisting of twenty-five questions to its consuls stationed in the Ottoman provinces in 1864 in order to observe the recorded advancements. These surveys included a range of questions, from the type of cotton seeds planted per hectare of cultivated land to the taxation system and the number of workers involved in cotton farming. In addition to these inquiries, the consuls were asked to prepare a report detailing the existing cotton production, potential for production growth, anticipated challenges, and proposed solutions.Comprehensive reports were compiled from all corners of the country, offering detailed insights into agriculture, particularly cotton cultivation. These reports shed light on the agricultural conditions of the provincial regions and provided in-depth information about the socio-economic landscape of the era. This study examines the initiatives undertaken between 1862 and 1864 in the Ottoman Empire to enhance cotton cultivation and the progress achieved during that period. The main sources for this study comprise Ottoman and British archival documents.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.18513/egetid.1384758
dc.identifier.endpage522en_US
dc.identifier.issn0257-4152
dc.identifier.issue2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage497en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.18513/egetid.1384758
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/29622
dc.identifier.volume38en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001245091300006en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthorDemir Gorur, Emel
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherE.U. Printing And Publishing Houseen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTarih Incelemeleri Dergisien_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20250222
dc.subjectOttoman Empireen_US
dc.subjectBritainen_US
dc.subjectcottonen_US
dc.subjectagricultureen_US
dc.subjecttradeen_US
dc.titleThe Agricultural Incentive: Attempts to Increase Cotton Production in the Ottoman Empireen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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