The Vilayet of Adrianople or Vilayet of Edirne (Ottoman Turkish: ولايت ادرنه; Vilâyet-i Edirne)[3] was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire.
Sanjak of Adrianople (now Edirne) (Adrianople, Cisr-i Mustafapaşa, Kırcaali, Dimetoka, Ortaköy, Cisr-i Ergene, Havsa. It had also kazas of Kırkkilise, Baba-yı Atik, Beykar Hisar, Maa Hatunili-Kızılağaç (Its centre was Kızılağaç) and Ferecik. Kızılağaç went to Yanbolu sanjak of Şarki Rumeli Vilayeti, Ferecik went initially to Gelibolu in 1876, later to Dedeağaç and was demoted to nahiya in 1878, Kırkkilise, Baba-yı Atik and Beykar Hisar went to recreated Kırkkilise sanjak in 1878. Beykar Hisar was demoted to nahiya in 1879)
Sanjak of Rodosto (now Tekirdağ) (Tekfurdagi) (Tekfurdağı, Çorlu, Malkara, Hayrabolu. It had also kazas Vize, Lüleburgaz and Midye till 1879, it was gone to recreated Kırkkilise sanjak)
Sanjak of Gelibolu (Gelibolu, Maydos, Şarköy, Mürefte, Keşan. It had also Enez and Gümülcine kazas till 1878. Gümülcine promoted to sanjak in 1878. Enez went to Dedeağaç sanjak. Finally İpsala (promoted to kaza) and Enez returned to Gelibolu in 1913)
Total population of the Adrianople Vilayet by ethnoconfessional groups according to French orientalist Ubicini on the basis of the official Ottoman Census of the Vilayet in 1875:[10]
Ethnoconfessional Groups in the Adrianople Vilayet as per the 1875 Vilayet Census
Total population of the Adrianople Vilayet (including Eastern Rumelia) in 1878 according to the Turkish author Kemal Karpat:[11]
Group
POPULATION
Bulgarians
40% (526,691)
Other Christians
22% (283,603)
Muslims
39% (503,058)
TOTAL Adrianople Vilayet
100% (1,304,352)
Population of various ethnoconfessonal communities in the Vilayet and its sanjaks according to the 1906/7 Ottoman census, in thousands, adjusted to round numbers.[12] The communities are counted according to the Millet System of the Ottoman Empire rather than by the mother tongue. Thus, some Bulgarian-speakers were included in the Greek Rum millet and counted as Greeks, while the Muslim millet included Turks and Pomaks (Bulgarian speaking Muslims).
Ethnoconfessional groups in the Adrianople Vilayet as per the 1906-07 Ottoman Census
Muslims (52.64%)
Greeks (29.00%)
Bulgarians (13.78%)
Armenians (2.21%)
Jews (2.04%)
Miscellaneous (0.37%)
Groups
Edirne
Gümülcine
Kırklareli
Dedeağac
Tekirdağ
Gelibolu
Total
Muslims
154
240
78
44
77
26
619
Greeks
103
22
71
28
53
65
341
Bulgarians
57
29
30
29
6
1
162
Jews
16
1
2
–
3
2
24
Armenians
5
–
-
–
19
1
26
Others
2
-
–
-
1
-
2
Total
317
292
181
89
159
96
1,176
A publication from December 21, 1912, in the Belgian magazine Ons Volk Ontwaakt (Our Nation Awakes) estimated 1,006,500 inhabitants:[13]
Ethnic map of 1912 according to Bulgarian ethnographers
References
^ abChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Adrianople" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 217.
^ abcd(PDF). Turkish General Staff. pp. 605–606. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
^Salname-yi Vilâyet-i Edirne ("Yearbook of the Vilayet of Edirne"), Edirne vilâyet matbaası, Edirne, 1300 [1882]; on the website of Hathi Trust Digital Library.
^ abUbicini, Abdolonyme; de Courteille, Abel (1876), État Présent De L'empire Ottoman: Statistique, Gouvernement, Administration, Finances, Armée, Communautés Non Musulmanes, Etc., Etc. d'Apres Le Salnameh (Annuaire Imperial) Pour l'Annee 1293 de l'Hegire (1875-76) [Present State Of The Ottoman Empire: Statistics, Government, Administration, Finances, Army, Non-Muslim Communities, Etc., Etc. according to the Salnameh (Annual Imperial Register) for the Year 1293 of the Hegira (1875-76)], Dumaine, p. 91
^Karpat, K.H. (1985). Ottoman population, 1830-1914: demographic and social characteristics. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press
^Ottoman Population, 1830-1914: Demographic and Social Characteristics, Kemal H. Karpat, page 91, 1985
^Published on December 21, 1912, in the Belgian magazine Ons Volk Ontwaakt (Our Nation Awakes) – view the table of Vilajet Manastir: Skynet GodsdBalkan 2012-08-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ abDemeter, Gabor, Ethnic maps as political advertisements and instruments of symbolic nation-building and their role in influencing decision-making from Berlin (1877-1881), to Bucharest (1913)
^ abMore, R.J., Under the Balkans. Notes of a visit to the district of Philippopolis in 1876. London, 1877.
^Hacisalihoglu, Mehmet (2017). "The Rise of Sliven (İslimye) from a Balkan Village to a Province Center in the Ottoman Empire", Turkey and Bulgaria. A Contribution to Balkan Heritage, International Balkan Annual Conference IBAC Book Series 5, Editor: Özgür Kolçak". İstanbul: İstanbul Üniversitesi. pp. 75–100.
^Димитър Аркадиев. ИЗМЕНЕНИЯ В БРОЯ НА НАСЕЛЕНИЕТО ПО БЪЛГАРСКИТЕ ЗЕМИ В СЪСТАВА НА ОСМАНСКАТА ИМПЕРИЯ [1] National Statistical Institute
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-08-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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The Vilayet of Adrianople or Vilayet of Edirne Ottoman Turkish ولايت ادرنه Vilayet i Edirne 3 was a first level administrative division vilayet of the Ottoman Empire Vilayet of Adrianopleولايت ادرنه Vilayet i EdirneVilayet of the Ottoman Empire1867 1922FlagThe Adrianople Vilayet in 1900CapitalAdrianople Edirne 1 Area Coordinates41 10 N 26 19 E 41 16 N 26 32 E 41 16 26 32 Coordinates 41 10 N 26 19 E 41 16 N 26 32 E 41 16 26 32Population Muslim 1914 2 360 411 Greek 1914 2 224 680 Armenian 1914 2 19 773 Jewish 1914 2 22 515HistoryHistory Vilayet Law1867 Disestablished1922Preceded by Succeeded byEdirne Eyalet Kingdom of GreeceTurkeyKingdom of BulgariaToday part ofTurkeyGreeceBulgariaPrior to 1878 the vilayet had an area of 26 160 square miles 67 800 km2 4 5 and extended all the way to the Balkan Mountains However by virtue of the Treaty of Berlin 1878 the Sanjak of Islimye most of the Sanjak of Filibe and a small part of the Sanjak of Edirne the Kizilagac kaza and Monastir nahiya were carved out of it to create the autonomous province of Eastern Rumelia with a total area of 32 978 km2 6 The province unified peacefully with the Principality of Bulgaria in 1885 The rest of the vilayet was split between Turkey and Greece in 1923 culminating in the formation of Western and Eastern Thrace after World War I as part of the Treaty of Lausanne A smaller portion had already gone to Bulgaria by virtue of the Treaty of Bucharest 1913 following the Balkan wars In the late 19th century it bordered on the Istanbul Vilayet the Black Sea and the Sea of Marmara in the east on the Salonica Vilayet in the west on Eastern Rumelia Bulgarian since 1885 in the north and on the Aegean Sea in the south Sometimes the area is also described as Southern Thrace 7 or Adrianopolitan Thrace 8 After the city of Adrianople Edirne in Turkish pop in 1905 about 80 000 the principal towns were Rodosto now Tekirdag 35 000 Gelibolu 25 000 Kirklareli 16 000 Iskece 14 000 Corlu 11 500 Dimetoka 10 000 Enez 8000 Gumulcine 8000 and Dedeagac 3000 1 Contents 1 Administrative divisions 2 Demographics 2 1 Sanjak of Filibe 2 2 Sanjak of Islimiye 2 3 Sanjak of Gumulcine 3 Gallery 4 References 5 External linksAdministrative divisions EditSanjaks of the Vilayet 9 Sanjak of Adrianople now Edirne Adrianople Cisr i Mustafapasa Kircaali Dimetoka Ortakoy Cisr i Ergene Havsa It had also kazas of Kirkkilise Baba yi Atik Beykar Hisar Maa Hatunili Kizilagac Its centre was Kizilagac and Ferecik Kizilagac went to Yanbolu sanjak of Sarki Rumeli Vilayeti Ferecik went initially to Gelibolu in 1876 later to Dedeagac and was demoted to nahiya in 1878 Kirkkilise Baba yi Atik and Beykar Hisar went to recreated Kirkkilise sanjak in 1878 Beykar Hisar was demoted to nahiya in 1879 Sanjak of Kirklareli Since 1878 Kirkkilise Kirkkilise Tirnovacik Luleburgaz Vize Ahtabolu Midye Baba yi Atik Most of Tirnovacik and Ahtabolu were ceded to Bulgaria in 1913 Saray separated from Vize and became kaza in 1916 Sanjak of Rodosto now Tekirdag Tekfurdagi Tekfurdagi Corlu Malkara Hayrabolu It had also kazas Vize Luleburgaz and Midye till 1879 it was gone to recreated Kirkkilise sanjak Sanjak of Gelibolu Gelibolu Maydos Sarkoy Murefte Kesan It had also Enez and Gumulcine kazas till 1878 Gumulcine promoted to sanjak in 1878 Enez went to Dedeagac sanjak Finally Ipsala promoted to kaza and Enez returned to Gelibolu in 1913 Sanjak of Dedeagac 1878 1912 Dedeagac Sofulu Enez Sanjak of Gumulcine 1878 1912 Gumulcine Iskece Kosukavak Ahicelebi Egridere Daridere The whole Sanjak was ceded to Bulgaria with a small part to Greece in 1913 Sanjak of Filibe Filibe Pazarcik Haskoy Zagra i Atik Kizanlik Cirpan Sultanyeri Ahicelebi until 1878 then it became part of Eastern Rumelia Sanjak of Slimia Islimye Yanbolu Misivri Karinabat Aydos Zagra i Cedid Ahyolu Burgaz until 1878 then became part of Eastern Rumelia Demographics EditEthnoconfessional groups in the Adrianople Vilayet as per the 1875 Vilayet Census 10 Bulgarians and Greeks 58 78 Muslims 34 98 Muslim Romani 2 84 Jews 1 03 Armenians 1 02 Roman Catholics 0 76 Christian Romani 0 58 Total population of the Adrianople Vilayet by ethnoconfessional groups according to French orientalist Ubicini on the basis of the official Ottoman Census of the Vilayet in 1875 10 Ethnoconfessional Groups in the Adrianople Vilayet as per the 1875 Vilayet Census Population Number PercentageMuslims 603 110 37 83 Muslims 557 692 34 98 Muslim Romani 45 418 2 84 Christians 974 644 61 14 Bulgar millet amp Rum millet 937 054 58 78 Ermeni millet 16 194 1 02 Roman Catholics 12 144 0 76 Christian Romani 9 252 0 58 Yahudi millet 16 432 1 03 GRAND TOTAL 1 594 186 100 Total population of the Adrianople Vilayet including Eastern Rumelia in 1878 according to the Turkish author Kemal Karpat 11 Group POPULATIONBulgarians 40 526 691 Other Christians 22 283 603 Muslims 39 503 058 TOTAL Adrianople Vilayet 100 1 304 352 Population of various ethnoconfessonal communities in the Vilayet and its sanjaks according to the 1906 7 Ottoman census in thousands adjusted to round numbers 12 The communities are counted according to the Millet System of the Ottoman Empire rather than by the mother tongue Thus some Bulgarian speakers were included in the Greek Rum millet and counted as Greeks while the Muslim millet included Turks and Pomaks Bulgarian speaking Muslims Ethnoconfessional groups in the Adrianople Vilayet as per the 1906 07 Ottoman Census Muslims 52 64 Greeks 29 00 Bulgarians 13 78 Armenians 2 21 Jews 2 04 Miscellaneous 0 37 Groups Edirne Gumulcine Kirklareli Dedeagac Tekirdag Gelibolu TotalMuslims 154 240 78 44 77 26 619Greeks 103 22 71 28 53 65 341Bulgarians 57 29 30 29 6 1 162Jews 16 1 2 3 2 24Armenians 5 19 1 26Others 2 1 2Total 317 292 181 89 159 96 1 176A publication from December 21 1912 in the Belgian magazine Ons Volk Ontwaakt Our Nation Awakes estimated 1 006 500 inhabitants 13 Muslim Turks 250 000 Muslim Bulgarians 115 000 Muslim Roma people 15 000 Orthodox Armenians 30 000 Orthodox Greeks 220 000 Orthodox Bulgarians 370 000 Orthodox Albanians 3 500 Orthodox Turks 3 000Sanjak of Filibe Edit Male population of the Filibe Sanjak of the Adrianople Vilayet in 1876 according to the British R J Moore 14 15 Ethnoconfessional groups in the Sanjak of Filibe in 1876 14 15 Bulgarians 57 57 Turks 36 57 Muslim Romani 3 58 Greeks 1 15 Jews 0 59 Christian Romani 0 40 Armenians 0 14 Turks Muslim Gypsies Christian Gypsies Bulgarians Greeks Armenians Jews KAZA TOTALFilibe kaza 28 35 400 4 5 474 0 495 63 80 107 3 3 700 0 380 1 691 100 126 247 Tatar Pazardzhik kaza 23 10 805 4 2 120 1 579 70 33 395 1 300 0 94 1 344 100 47 637 Haskoy kaza 55 33 323 3 1 548 0 145 42 25 503 0 0 0 3 0 65 100 60 587 Zagora kaza 20 6 677 3 989 0 70 75 24 857 0 0 0 0 2 740 100 33 333 Kazanlak kaza 46 14 365 4 1 384 0 24 48 14 906 0 0 0 0 1 219 100 30 898 Chirpan kaza 24 5 157 2 420 0 88 74 15 959 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 21 624 Sultan Jeri kaza 97 13 336 1 159 0 0 2 262 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 13 757 Akcselebi kaza 59 8 197 3 377 0 0 38 5 346 0 0 0 0 0 0 100 13 920 TOTAL Filibe Sanjak 37 127 260 4 12 471 0 1 401 58 200 335 1 4 000 0 477 1 2 059 100 348 000 Sanjak of Islimiye Edit Male population of Islimiye sanjak of Adrianople Vilayet in 1873 according to Ottoman almanacs 16 Community PopulationMuslims 37 200 47 Non Muslims 46 961 53 TOTAL Islimiye sanjak 100 84 161 Male population of Islimiye sanjak of Adrianople Vilayet in 1875 according to British R J Moore 17 Community PopulationMuslims 42 44 747 Non Muslims 58 60 854 TOTAL Islimiye sanjak 100 105 601 Sanjak of Gumulcine Edit Total population of the Sanjak of Gumulcine of the Adrianople Vilayet In the 19th century 18 Sanjak Muslims Christian Bulgarians Christian GreeksGumulcine 206 914 20 671 15 241Gallery Edit 1907 Ottoman Turkish map of the vilayet Ethnic map of 1912 according to Bulgarian ethnographersReferences Edit a b Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Adrianople Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 1 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 217 a b c d 1914 Census Statistics PDF Turkish General Staff pp 605 606 Archived from the original PDF on 7 October 2011 Retrieved 29 January 2011 Salname yi Vilayet i Edirne Yearbook of the Vilayet of Edirne Edirne vilayet matbaasi Edirne 1300 1882 on the website of Hathi Trust Digital Library Europe by Elisee Reclus page 152 Adrianople Vilayet Borders Statelova Elena 1999 Istoriya na Blgariya Tom 3 History of Bulgaria Volume 3 Sofiya Izdatelska ksha Anubis p 16 ISBN 954 426 206 7 Migration Memory Heritage Socio cultural Approaches to the Bulgarian turkish Border Magdalena Elchinova Valentina Ganeva Raycheva Lina Gergova Stoyka Penkova Natalia Rashkova Nikolai Vukov Meglena Zlatkova Lina Gergova ISBN 954845842X p 30 Europe and the Historical Legacies in the Balkans Raymond Detrez Barbara Segaert Peter Lang 2008 ISBN 9052013748 p 58 Edirne Vilayeti Tarih ve Medeniyet a b Ubicini Abdolonyme de Courteille Abel 1876 Etat Present De L empire Ottoman Statistique Gouvernement Administration Finances Armee Communautes Non Musulmanes Etc Etc d Apres Le Salnameh Annuaire Imperial Pour l Annee 1293 de l Hegire 1875 76 Present State Of The Ottoman Empire Statistics Government Administration Finances Army Non Muslim Communities Etc Etc according to the Salnameh Annual Imperial Register for the Year 1293 of the Hegira 1875 76 Dumaine p 91 Karpat K H 1985 Ottoman population 1830 1914 demographic and social characteristics Madison Wis University of Wisconsin Press Ottoman Population 1830 1914 Demographic and Social Characteristics Kemal H Karpat page 91 1985 Published on December 21 1912 in the Belgian magazine Ons Volk Ontwaakt Our Nation Awakes view the table of Vilajet Manastir Skynet GodsdBalkan Archived 2012 08 31 at the Wayback Machine a b Demeter Gabor Ethnic maps as political advertisements and instruments of symbolic nation building and their role in influencing decision making from Berlin 1877 1881 to Bucharest 1913 a b More R J Under the Balkans Notes of a visit to the district of Philippopolis in 1876 London 1877 Hacisalihoglu Mehmet 2017 The Rise of Sliven Islimye from a Balkan Village to a Province Center in the Ottoman Empire Turkey and Bulgaria A Contribution to Balkan Heritage International Balkan Annual Conference IBAC Book Series 5 Editor Ozgur Kolcak Istanbul Istanbul Universitesi pp 75 100 Dimitr Arkadiev IZMENENIYa V BROYa NA NASELENIETO PO BLGARSKITE ZEMI V SSTAVA NA OSMANSKATA IMPERIYa 1 National Statistical Institute Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 03 05 Retrieved 2018 08 05 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Adrianople Vilayet Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article about Adrianople Vilayet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Adrianople vilayet amp oldid 1154729124, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
