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The Vilayet of Sivas (, ota, ولايت سيوس, Vilâyet-i Sivas) was a first-level administrative division ( vilayet) of the
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The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.
Sanjaks of the Vilayet:Sivas Vilayeti , Tarih ve Medeniyet
/ref> # Sanjak of Sivas (
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University ...
, and was one of the Six Armenian vilayets. The vilayet was bordered by Erzurum Vilayet to the east, Mamuretülaziz Vilayet
The Vilayet of Mamuret-ul-Aziz,Vilayet of Ma'muretül'aziz, ''Redhouse Yeni Türkçe-İngilizce Sözlük'', On İkinci Basım, Redhouse Yayınevi, 1991, , p. 729, Ma'mûretü'l-Azîz, Ma'muretül Aziz or Mamûretü'l-Azîz ( Ottoman: ''Vilâyet- ...
to the south-east, the Trebizond Vilayet to the north and Ankara Vilayet
The Vilayet of Angora ( ota, ولايت آنقره, Vilâyet-i Ankara) or Ankara was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, centered on the city of Angora (Ankara) in north-central Anatolia, which included most of ...
to the west.
At the beginning of the 20th century it had an area of , while the preliminary results of the first Ottoman census of 1885 (published in 1908) gave the population as 996,126.Keane, A.H. (1909) ''Asia'' (2nd edition) E. Stanford, London, volume 1page 459
The accuracy of the population figures ranges from "approximate" to "merely conjectural" depending on the region from which they were gathered.
History
The Vilayet of Sivas was created in 1867 wheneyalets
Eyalets (Ottoman Turkish: ایالت, , English: State), also known as beylerbeyliks or pashaliks, were a primary administrative division of the Ottoman Empire.
From 1453 to the beginning of the nineteenth century the Ottoman local government ...
were replaced with vilayets
A vilayet ( ota, , "province"), also known by various other names, was a first-order administrative division of the later Ottoman Empire. It was introduced in the Vilayet Law of 21 January 1867, part of the Tanzimat reform movement initiated b ...
under the "Vilayet Law" (Turkish: ''Teşkil-i Vilayet Nizamnamesi'') and was dissolved in 1922 by Atatürk's reorganization.
From 1913 to 1916, Ahmed Muammer was the '' Vali'' (governor) of the vilayet, and he has been accused of being complicit in actions against the Armenian population.
Administrative divisions
Sanjaks of the Vilayet:Sivas Vilayeti , Tarih ve Medeniyet/ref> # Sanjak of Sivas (
Sivas
Sivas (Latin and Greek: ''Sebastia'', ''Sebastea'', Σεβάστεια, Σεβαστή, ) is a city in central Turkey and the seat of Sivas Province.
The city, which lies at an elevation of in the broad valley of the Kızılırmak river, is ...
, Bünyan
Bünyan is a town and a district of Kayseri Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey.
History
Evidence that the history of Bunyan is very old can be understood from the existing caves and ruins in the villages near the district. It is understood t ...
, Şarkışla
Şarkışla is a town in the Central Anatolian Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Ahmet Turgay Oğuz ( AKP).
2011 population of Şarkışla is 39.413.
Aşık Veysel, one of the most famous Turkish folk poets and folk music singers of the ...
, Hafik
Hafik is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in West ...
, Darende
Darende ( tr, Darende ) is a district in Malatya Province, Turkey. The district lies 46 miles (74 km) to the northwest of Malatya, 87 miles (140 km) south of Sivas, 110 miles (117 km) east of Kayseri.
History
Darende had been known by various ...
, Divriği
Divriği (formerly Tephrike, Greek: Τεφρική) is a small town and district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The town lies on gentle slope on the south bank of the Çaltısuyu river, a tributary of the Karasu river. The Great Mosque and Hospit ...
, Aziziye
Aziziye is a municipality and governed district in Greater Erzurum, Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian ...
, Kangal
Kangal is a town and a district of Sivas Province in Turkey. The current mayor is Ahmet Kürşad Apaydın from the Great Unity Party (BBP). As Kaymakam was appointed Erinç Demir.
Demographics
The town is populated by Sunni Kurds ug:كۇرد ...
, Zara, Gürün
Gürün is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Nami Çiftçi ( MHP).
History
Toponymy
The current name Gürün is most probably a corruption of the ancient name Tegarama, a city in Anatolia during the Bronze Age. ...
, Yıldızeli)
# Sanjak of Amasya (Amasya
Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey and is the capital of Amasya Province, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th ...
, Havza
Havza is a district of Samsun Province
Samsun Province ( tr, Samsun ili) is a province of Turkey on the Black Sea coast with a population of 1,252,693 (2010). Its adjacent provinces are Sinop on the northwest, Çorum on the west, Amasya on the ...
, Mecitözü
Mecitözü is a town and district of Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, 37 km from the city of Çorum
Çorum () (Medieval Greek: Ευχάνεια, romanized: Euchaneia) is a northern Anatolian city that is the capital of t ...
, Vezirköprü
Vezirköprü is a district of Samsun Province of Turkey. It is named after the Ottoman Albanian grand vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha.
History
At the breakup of Alexander the Great's empire the Vezirköprü region became part of the kingdom of ...
, Gümüşhacıköy, Merzifon
Merzifon ( hy, Մարզուան, Marzvan, Middle Persian: ; grc, Μερσυφὼν, Mersyphòn, el, Μερζιφούντα, Merzifounta) is a town and district in Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey. It covers an area of , ...
, Ladik)
# Sanjak of Karahisar-ı Şarki (Şebinkarahisar
Şebinkarahisar is a town in and the administrative seat for Şebinkarahisar District, Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of northeastern Turkey.
Name
The 6th century Byzantine historian Procopius writes that the Roman general Pompey cap ...
, Alucra
Alucra is a town and a district of Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, from the city of Giresun. It was a district of Şebinkarahisar province between 1924-1933.
Etymology
Alucra is a modification of the Ottoman Empire name ''El ...
, Hamidiye, Suşehri
Suşehri is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Fazlı Yüksel ( AKP).
Suşehri is one of the country sides of Sivas.
Name
The first localization of Suşehri is 2 km east of the city centre. After the country, ca ...
(Endires till 1875), Koyulhisar
Koyulhisar is a town and a district of Sivas Province of Turkey. The mayor is Osman Epsileli ( MHP).
History
The ancient city of Nicopolis in Armenia (v.; Νικόπολις in ancient Greek) stood at this place and rose to Metropolis of Roman ...
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# Sanjak of Tokad (Created from Sivas sanjak in 1880 and gained Erbaa and Zile kazas from Amasya one) (Tokat
Tokat is the capital city of Tokat Province of Turkey in the mid- Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is located at the confluence of the Tokat River (Tokat Suyu) with the Yeşilırmak. In the 2018 census, the city of Tokat had a population of 155, ...
, Erbaa, Zile
Zile, anciently known as Zela ( el, Ζῆλα) (still as Latin Catholic titular see), is a city and a district of Tokat Province, Turkey. Zile lies to the south of Amasya and the west of Tokat in north-central Turkey. The city has a long history, ...
, Niksar
Niksar, historically known as Neocaesarea (Νεοκαισάρεια), is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It was settled by many empires, being once the capital city of the province. Niksar is known as "Çukurova of the North-Anatolia" due to i ...
(Before 1880 it was part of Canik Sanjak of Trabzon Vilayethttp://www.edebiyatdergisi.hacettepe.edu.tr/index.php/EFD/article/download/509/367), Reşadiye
Reşadiye is a district of Tokat located within the Cappadocia land within the Kızılırmak River, Kızılırmak arc in the central part of the Black Sea. It is on the E E80 highway, on the edge of the Kelkit Stream. Reşadiye is surrounded by O ...
)
Not: Reşadiye (İskefsir till 1909) was nahiya center in Hamidiye kaza of Sanjak of Karahisar-ı Şarki till 1906.
References
External links
* {{Six vilayets Vilayets of the Ottoman Empire in Anatolia Ottoman period in Armenia History of Amasya Province History of Çorum Province History of Giresun Province History of Kayseri Province History of Malatya Province History of Ordu Province History of Tokat Province History of Samsun Province History of Sivas Province 1867 establishments in the Ottoman Empire 1922 disestablishments in the Ottoman Empire