The Budjak Tatars on the Polish-Ottoman Borderlands in the 16th and First Half of the 17th Centuries

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The Budjak Tatars on the Polish-Ottoman Borderlands in the 16th and First Half of the 17th Centuries

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Istanbul University

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Çevre ve Kültür

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Türkiyat Mecmuası Vol.33 Issue 1, pp.127-145

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Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

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English

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2001293574

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2651-3188

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 After the collapse of the Great Horde in 1502, Tatars started to move from their former residences to the Crimean Khanate and later to the sanjak of Akkerman in the Ottoman Empire. This group formed the core of the Budjak Tatars and have been mentioned in 16th-century Ottoman and Crimean Tatar documents as Akkerman Tatars. In the second half of the 16th century, many Nogais arrived in the Budjak territory through the Crimean Khanate. Theoretically, they were subjects of the Crimean khan. However, because they were living in Ottoman territory, Ottoman bureaucrats impact on daily life continuously increased. The Sublime Porte had to take responsibility for all their actions, which caused many problems between the Ottoman Empire and the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth, not to mention for the entire empire as well. Because of these troubles, the idea of repatriating them appeared before the Imperial Council, but this plan was never realized. On one hand, the Sublime Porte did not have the wherewithal to carry it out, while on the other hand, the Ottoman government needed the Budjak Tatars to defend the borderlands.

 After the collapse of the Great Horde in 1502, Tatars started to move from their former residences to the Crimean Khanate and later to the sanjak of Akkerman in the Ottoman Empire. This group formed the core of the Budjak Tatars and have been mentioned in 16th-century Ottoman and Crimean Tatar documents as Akkerman Tatars. In the second half of the 16th century, many Nogais arrived in the Budjak territory through the Crimean Khanate. Theoretically, they were subjects of the Crimean khan. However, because they were living in Ottoman territory, Ottoman bureaucrats impact on daily life continuously increased. The Sublime Porte had to take responsibility for all their actions, which caused many problems between the Ottoman Empire and the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth, not to mention for the entire empire as well. Because of these troubles, the idea of repatriating them appeared before the Imperial Council, but this plan was never realized. On one hand, the Sublime Porte did not have the wherewithal to carry it out, while on the other hand, the Ottoman government needed the Budjak Tatars to defend the borderlands.

 After the collapse of the Great Horde in 1502, Tatars started to move from their former residences to the Crimean Khanate and later to the sanjak of Akkerman in the Ottoman Empire. This group formed the core of the Budjak Tatars and have been mentioned in 16th-century Ottoman and Crimean Tatar documents as Akkerman Tatars. In the second half of the 16th century, many Nogais arrived in the Budjak territory through the Crimean Khanate. Theoretically, they were subjects of the Crimean khan. However, because they were living in Ottoman territory, Ottoman bureaucrats impact on daily life continuously increased. The Sublime Porte had to take responsibility for all their actions, which caused many problems between the Ottoman Empire and the PolishLithuanian Commonwealth, not to mention for the entire empire as well. Because of these troubles, the idea of repatriating them appeared before the Imperial Council, but this plan was never realized. On one hand, the Sublime Porte did not have the wherewithal to carry it out, while on the other hand, the Ottoman government needed the Budjak Tatars to defend the borderlands.

 Altın Orda Devletinin 1502 yılında yıkılmasının ardından Tatarlar eski yurtlarını terk etmeye başlayarak Kırım Hanlığı ve Akkerman Sancağına yerleşmişlerdir. Bu grup, 16. yüzyıl Osmanlı ve Kırım Tatar belgelerinde Akkerman Tatarları olarak geçen Bucak Tatarlarının özünü oluşturmuşlardır. 16 yüzyılın ikinci yarısında Kırım Hanlığı üzerinden Bucak topraklarına giderek daha fazla Nogay gelmiştir. Kağıt üzerinde Kırım Hanlığına bağlı olmalarına rağmen Osmanli İmparatorluğunda yaşadıkları için Osmanlı memurlarının bu grubun üzerindeki etkisi sürekli olarak artmıştır. Bucak Tatarlarının Polonya  Litvanya Birliğine yaptıkları ani saldırılar gibi iki ülke arasındaki pek çok tartışmaya neden olan eylemlerinden Bâb-ı Âli sorumlu olmak durumunda kalmıştır. Bu sorunlardan dolayı 17 yüzyılın ilk yıllarında Divan-i Hümayunun oturumlarında onların geri dönüşleri de gündeme gelmiştir. Bir taraftan padişahlar buna daha fazla katlanmak istememiştir. Diğer taraftan, Osmanlı Imparatorluğu devletin sınırlarını koruması için Bucak Tatarlarına büyük bir ihtiyaç duymuştur.

Article Details

The Budjak Tatars on the Polish-Ottoman Borderlands in the 16th and First Half of the 17th Centuries

Authors:

N.A.

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Çevre ve Kültür

Journal:

Türkiyat Mecmuası Vol.33 Issue 1, pp.127-145

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001293574

pISSN:

2651-3188

Bessarabia

Budjak Tatars

Crimean Khanate

Nogai

Polish-Lithuanian CommonwealthBesarabya

Bucak Tatarları

Kırım Hanlığı

Nogay

Polonya-Litvanya Cumhuriyeti

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Authors: N.A.

Publisher: Istanbul University

Main Topics: Çevre ve Kültür

Journal: Türkiyat Mecmuası Vol.33 Issue 1, pp.127-145

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2023

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001293574

pISSN: 2651-3188

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Authors:

N.A.

Publisher:

Istanbul University

Main Topics:

Çevre ve Kültür

Journal:

Türkiyat Mecmuası Vol.33 Issue 1, pp.127-145

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2023

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001293574

pISSN:

2651-3188