Arşiv Vesikaları Işığında Yavuz Sultan Selim Dönemi Seferlerinin İaşe Organizasyonuna Dair Yeni Tespitler
New Determinations on the Organization of Campaign Subsistence During Yavuz Sultan Selim’s Reign in the Light of Archive Documents

Summary/Abstract: Looking at the Ottoman history in general, it is obvious that the empire developed and expanded with wars and again declined with wars. Especially in the XVIth century it thrived in the political arena. As a matter of fact, the most important reason of this rise is the existence of an army that uses firearms effectively from the time of Sultan Yavuz Selim. In the studies on the Ottoman military organization, although there are some remarks on the fire power and other characteristics of the Yavuz period army, the issues of how the army was provided in the campaign logistics are either neglected or given superficial information. This study aims to explain how some basic needs of the Ottoman army were provided within the scope of extraordinary taxation. In this context, a number of determinations will be made regarding the organization of the Ottoman army in the Yavuz period.

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