BİR OSMANLI ŞEHRİ OLARAK FİLİBE’NİN KÜLTÜREL VE SOSYAL YAPISI
THE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF PLOVDIV AS AN OTTOMAN CITY

Summary/Abstract: The diplomatic capital of Bulgarian Republic is Sophia, the cultural capital of Bulgarian Republic is Plovdiv. Besides this, Plovdiv is the second largest city of Bulgaria. The position of Plovdiv has been an important center in the Balkans since the earliest times due to factors such as hosting various empires in its history and having an impressive geography. Located on the fertile soil of the Plovdiv-Thracian Plain in the southern part of the Republic of Bulgaria, it is surrounded by the Rhodope Mountains, Sredna Gora and Stara Planina, the most important mountains of Bulgaria and the Balkan peninsula. Bulgaria, Maritsa River forms the border between Greece and Turkey (Maritza) through the city of Plovdiv, in the historical process contributes to the development of the city. Artifacts from different civilizations made Plovdiv the richest city in the Balkans' oldest and cultural mosaic. It is located on fertile soils rich in raw material resources, high labor force participation rate, developed industry and trade are some of the main characteristics of the city. In this study, the social and cultural structure of Plovdiv and its environs are discussed together with human and economic geography features..

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