The Vilayet of Sivas (, ) was a first-level administrative division (
vilayet
A vilayet (, "province"), also known by #Names, 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 ...
) of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire (), also called the Turkish Empire, was an empire, imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Centr ...
Trebizond Vilayet
The Vilayet of Trebizond (; ) was a first-level administrative division (''vilayet'') in the north-eastern part of the Ottoman Empire, corresponding to the area along the eastern Black Sea coastline and the interior highland region of the Ponti ...
to the north and
Ankara Vilayet
The Vilayet of Angora () 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 ancient Galatia.
Demographics
At the beginnin ...
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 1 page 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 when
eyalets
Eyalets (, , ), also known as beylerbeyliks or pashaliks, were the primary administrative division, administrative divisions of the Ottoman Empire.
From Fall of Constantinople, 1453 to the beginning of the nineteenth century the Ottoman local go ...
were replaced with
vilayets
A vilayet (, "province"), also known by #Names, 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.
Şarkışla
Şarkışla is a town in the Central Anatolian Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Şarkışla District.Hafik,
Darende
Darende ( ) is a municipality and district of Malatya Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,482 km2, and its population is 24,588 (2022). It lies to the northwest of Malatya, south of Sivas, east of Kayseri.
History
Darende had been known by var ...
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Divriği
Divriği (; ) is a town of eleven thousand people in Sivas Province, Turkey, and is the district capital of Divriği District.Aziziye,
Kangal
Kangal is a town in Sivas Province in Turkey. It is the seat of Kangal District.İlçe Beledi ...
Gürün
Gürün is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Gürün District.İlçe Beled ...
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Yıldızeli
Yıldızeli is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Yıldızeli District.İl ...
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# Sanjak of Amasya (
Amasya
Amasya () is a city in northern Turkey, in the Black Sea Region. It was called Amaseia or Amasia in antiquity."Amasya" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol ...
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Havza
Havza (Ottoman حوضة) is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 865 km2, and its population is 38,492 (2022). The mayor is Sebahattin Özdemir ( AKP).
Composition
There are 98 neighbourhoods
A neighbourho ...
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Mecitözü
Mecitözü is a town in Çorum Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Euro ...
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Vezirköprü
Vezirköprü is a municipality and Districts of Turkey, district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,674 km2, and its population is 90,308 (2022). It is named after the Ottoman Albanian grand vizier Köprülü Mehmed Pasha.
History
At ...
Merzifon
Merzifon is a town in Amasya Province in the central Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Merzifon District.
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Ladik
Ladik is a municipality and district of Samsun Province, Turkey. Its area is 541 km2, and its population is 16,072 (2022). It is on the site of the ancient Laodicea Pontica. The mayor is Adnan Topal ( AKP).
History
Laodicea Pontica or Laodic ...
Şebinkarahisar
Şebinkarahisar is a town in Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of northeastern Turkey. It is the administrative seat of Şebinkarahisar District.
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Alucra
Alucra is a town in Giresun Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey, from the city of Giresun. It is the seat of Alucra District. Its population is 3,945 (2022). It was a district of Şebinkarahisar province between 1924 and 1933.
Etymology
Al ...
Suşehri
Suşehri (formerly: ''Endires'') is a town in Sivas Province of Turkey. It is the seat of Suşehri District.Koyulhisar)
# Sanjak of Tokad (Created from Sivas sanjak in 1880 and gained Erbaa and Zile kazas from Amasya one) (
Tokat
Tokat is a city of Turkey in the mid-Black Sea region of Anatolia. It is the seat of Tokat Province and Tokat District.
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Erbaa
Erbaa is a town in Tokat Province in the Black Sea Region, Turkey, Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Erbaa District.Zile
Zile, anciently known as Zela () (still as Latin Catholic titular see), is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Zile District.Niksar
Niksar, historically known as Neocaesarea (Νεοκαισάρεια), is a city in Tokat Province, Turkey. It is the seat of Niksar District.Trabzon Vilayet),