| ID | 128221 |
| Title Proper | Transforming an empire |
| Other Title Information | the Ottoman Empire's immigration and settlement policies in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Kale, Basak |
| Publication | 2014. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Ottoman Empire's immigration and settlement policies were redefined in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries as a result of the population movements caused by the rise of nationalism, wars and territorial losses. With changing demographics and the acceptance of a new citizenship concept by the Tanzimat Edict in 1839, the millet system which had previously secured the multi-ethnic and multi-religious nature of the empire for centuries was challenged. The central argument of the paper is that the Ottoman state responded to these challenges by supporting a liberal migration and settlement policy in an institutionalized and highly complex structure through the pioneering Ottoman Migration Commission. Although certain restrictions later took place due to internal and external factors such as a changing economic, social and political climate, the institutionalized settlement and migration policy proves that a multi-dimensional system was developed in response to the challenges of a dissolving and yet transforming Empire. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle Eastern Studies Vol.50, No.2; March 2014: p.252-271 |
| Journal Source | Middle Eastern Studies Vol.50, No.2; March 2014: p.252-271 |
| Key Words | History ; Political History ; Europe ; Ottoman States ; Ottoman Empire ; Political Change ; Political Immigration ; Political Settlement ; Settlement Politics ; History 19th Century ; History 20th Century ; History - Europe ; Political Climate ; Transforming Empire ; Liberal Migration ; Economic Climate ; Social Environment ; Multi-Dimensional System |