Osmanlı İmparatorluğu’nun Taşrasında İdari Bir Problem: Yemen ve Hicaz Vilâyeti Örneğinde ValiKumandan İkiliği (1895-1908)
An Administrative Problem in the Outback of the Ottoman Empire: Governor - Army Commander Dualism in the Example of Yemen and Hejaz Province (1895-1908)

Summary/Abstract: This article will deal with the governor and commander duality that occurred in the Ottoman provincial administration in the case of the provinces of Hicaz and Yemen. In our study, we will focus on the extent of the impact of authority conflicts between the top authorities within the province, which we call governor and commander duality, on the administration of the province. The above mentioned duality will be explained by two different examples within the specified time frame. In the first part of the article, the subject will be covered in the example of Hejaz Province. Ahmed Ratib Pasha had ruled the Province of Hejaz as the commander and governor for thirteen years. Giving administrative and military powers to a person in a province provided stability. However, this situation also had flaws. In the second part of the article, the example of Yemen Province will be started. The situations were different in the Yemen Province. During this time, four different governors served in the region. In some cases, the governor and command authorities were given to one person, while in other periods these authorities were given to two different people. At this point, the conflict of authority between Hilmi and Abdullah Pasha will be mentioned, an obvious example of the duality of the governor and commander. Both practices had different consequences for the administration of the province. In the conclusion section of the article, we will compare the effects of preferences made in both provinces.

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