PRISTANIŠTE SUTORINA U OSMANSKIM DOKUMENTIMA U XIX STOLJEĆU
THE PORT OF SUTORINA IN OTTOMAN DOCUMENTS, XIX CENTURY

Summary/Abstract: Since 1851, the Ottoman Empire intensified its activities in constructing health institutions and supporting facilities in Rumelia, and thus also in Sutorina, which, alongside Klek-Neum, represented the second exit to the sea for Bosnia and Herzegovina. As early as 1859, following the end of the rebellion, a decision was made to construct a new quarantine station and the road leading to it. In the next decade, there was consideration to build a much stronger military stronghold in Sutorina. In 1864, the quarantine was renewed, and the following year, Rifat Efendi was mentioned for the first time as the administrator of the quarantine. Similar to Klek-Neum, in Sutorina, besides military formations, there were regular services provided by the quarantine manager, policemen, and guards. In December 1869, the construction of the new quarantine in Sutorina was finally completed, as was the intensified construction of fortification facilities in the wider area of Sutorina. In the subsequent year, reforms are set to be implemented in the Trebinje qadiluk and its associated nahiyah, aiming for a more efficient collection of arrears and incoming tax obligations. Due to the rapid unfolding of events, by October 1870, the Ottoman army, previously stationed in newly established facilities in Sutorina, withdrew towards Trebinje. Simultaneously, inhabitants of the adjacent Austrian territory, particularly from the border village of Mokrine, along with some local residents, engaged in the destruction of the military fortification - the tower in Krusevice. Ultimately, a quarantine, complete with an infirmary, barracks, and a police station, was established in Sutorina. All these details are encompassed in the twenty-six documents presented in this paper.

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