The mid-nineteenth century Ottoman Bulgaria from the viewpoints of the French travelers

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Tanır, Engin Deniz

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This thesis deals with Bulgaria under the Ottoman rule in the second and third quarters of the 19th century. The sources used in this study are the works of 18 French travelers who have explored this region in that period. In this work the data collected by the French travelers, their impressions on the people and the region are evaluated. The thesis analyses Bulgaria under the last days of the Ottoman rule and assesses the outlook of Bulgaria regarding its demographic situation, the characteristics of its peoples, religous communities, and with the developments in agriculture, industry and trade through the French traveler's outlook.

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15591

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E. D. Tanır, “The mid-nineteenth century Ottoman Bulgaria from the viewpoints of the French travelers,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.