XVIII. Yüzyılda Tuna Demirkapısı ve Girdaplar İdaresi
The Irongate of Danube During the XVIIIth Century and Administration of Her Eddies

Summary/Abstract: Demirkapi (Irongate) is a defile that devides the lower section and the middle section of Danube River just like a knot. Once the Ottoman Empire conquered the area and take Demirkapi district in her hands, she establish an organization called “Girdab Ağalığı”. With this organization the Ottoman Empire’s aim was to make ships pass the defile easier. The organization has been lost most of her efficieny during XVIII. century.

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