19. Yüzyılda Mardin ve Çevresinde Salgın Hastalıklar
Epidemic Diseases in and Around The City of Mardin in the 19th Century

Summary/Abstract: Located in the Southeastern Anatolian Region, the city of Mardin resides on the southern slopes of the Mardin-Midyat border. Thanks to its geographical location, the city has been on the transit route of many civilizations throughout history. As a result of the victory of the Ottoman State in the Battle of Chaldiran in 1515, the city of Mardin came under the rule of the state and took its place in the administration organization as a Sanjak Center affiliated to the Province of Diyarbakır. Epidemics that spread to large geographical regions in short periods cause mass deaths and serious health problems. In addition to natural disasters such as famine, drought, flood, locust attacks, etc. many epidemic diseases such as plague, cholera, malaria, syphilis, and similar diseases cause great destruction. These destructions also affect societies economically, socially, and culturally. The city of Mardin, which will be investigated in this study at a micro level, is among the places affected by various epidemic diseases, especially plague and cholera. In this study, the diseases observed in and around the city of Mardin in the 19th century, the measures taken against these diseases, the treatment methods, the quarantine implementations, the allocations of quarantine stations will be evaluated. In the current study, it is also aimed to focus on the cultural, social, and economic changes caused by the epidemics in and around the city of Mardin. The documents in the Presidential Ottoman Archive are the primary sources that will form the basis of our study. Furthermore, our study will be supported by the previous studies conducted during the period in question in addition to the research and investigation resources.

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