Osmanlı Devleti’nin Son Dönemlerinde Gayrimüslim Mektepler Yararına Düzenlenen Piyangolar
Lotteries Introduced On Behalf of the Non-Muslim Schools in the Late Period of Ottoman Empire

Summary/Abstract: The late Ottoman era witnessed the emergence of the lotteries of European origin which were particularly widespread among the non-Muslims and Levantines. One of the first examples of these lotteries was implemented for the benefit of non-Muslim schools. The activities of lotteries held in İstanbul and in the countryside and aimed at meeting the needs and expenses of nonMuslim schools were allowed on condition of providing the necessary rules. The schools were asked to be equipped with an official license and observe other rules concerning the value and volume of the merchandise as well as the amount of the tickets. The process of lottery was checked at any stage. The very moment of drawing, for example, was accompanied by an official representative but the lotteries still became a source of revenue for the schools. In this research, the process of lottery drawing in late Ottoman Empire would be examined according to Ottoman archival sources.

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