CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2019
| Author | Yardim, Hatice |
|---|---|
| Title | An Intermediary Between The Government and The People: Comparative Approach to Midhat Pasha's Reform Policies and Usage of Newspapers in the Danube (1864-1868) and the Baghdad (1869-1871) Provinces |
| Summary | This thesis explores the implementation of the Tanzimat reforms in the Danube Province (1864-1868) and the Baghdad Province (1869-1871) and the career trajectory of Midhat Pasha (1822-1884), a high-ranking Tanzimat official, through news coverage published in two provincial newspapers that were founded by Midhat Pasha during his governance of the Danube and Baghdad provinces. In doing so, it strives to assess how tailor-made programs of reform that represented Midhat Pasha’s commitment to the supra-national ideology of Ottomanism – Osmanlılık – were put into practice in the Danube and Baghdad Provinces, respectively. By observing the actions of Midhat Pasha and by examining how he managed to consolidate his power in the center, Istanbul, this study aims to provide a new perspective on the connection between provincial administrations and factional groups in Istanbul during the Tanzimat era. The aim of this thesis regarding how the Tanzimat reforms were covered was to illustrate the differences and similarities in the language of the Tanzimat reforms as they were implemented in the two Ottoman provinces. Finally, this thesis highlights the significance of printed media for domestic and international politics in the Ottoman Empire of the 19th century and contends that it was owed to the cosmopolitan mindset of Midhat Pasha that the Tanzimat reforms could be successfully implemented in the Danube and Baghdad Provinces. |
| Supervisor | Esmer, Tolga; Hennings, Jan. |
| Department | History MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2019/yardim_hatice.pdf |
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