DOLMABAHÇE GASHOUSE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF TOPHANE-İ AMİRE MÜŞİRİYETİ (1890-1908)

Pınar Çevik Azap

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DOLMABAHÇE GASHOUSE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF TOPHANE-İ AMİRE MÜŞİRİYETİ (1890-1908)

Authors:

Pınar Çevik Azap

Publisher:

Ankara University

Journal:

Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.63 Issue 2, pp.1384-1427

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001305662

pISSN:

2459-0150

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 Dolmabahçe Gashouse was built to lighten Dolmabahçe Palace and started activities with the opening of the palace in 1856. Established in accordance with the current technology, it increased its production capacity in one year and started to sell gas outside the palace and had a large sales network in a short time. Dolmabahçe Gashouse, having gained a corporate identity with its growing service network, passed to the administration of Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti in 1890; gradually after the Hazine-i Hassa Minister of Treasury and the Şehremaneti Municipality. When Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti took over the Gashouses administration, its production came to a standstill. Besides, the machines not having been renewed since the years of establishment became unable to produce efficient gas for expanding distribution network over the years. This both endangered the lighting of palaces, and created a great security gap. Tophane-i Amire started to work to reform the Gashouse, which it took over in such a situation, required. However, because of financial impossibilities encountered due to Dolmabahçe Gashouses empty safe-box, firstly urgent repairs were made to prevent gas production to stop. In the following years, both state-of-the-art machinery and devices for gas production were brought from abroad and the current gas plant area were expanded and Gashouse became a large gas factory. Dolmabahçe Gashouse had a large subscriber network by further expanding its gas network during eighteen years under Tophane-i Amire Müşriyetis management. This studys aim is to examine the manufacturing and operating activities of Dolmabahçe Gashouse, which was managed by Tophane-i Amire, in eighteen-year period. The studys scope will be Dolmabahçe Gashouse transfer process to Tophane-i Amire, the comprehensive Gashouse reform after the transfer, and the institutions operational activities until the abolition of Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti in 1908.

 Dolmabahçe Gashouse was built to lighten Dolmabahçe Palace and started activities with the opening of the palace in 1856. Established in accordance with the current technology, it increased its production capacity in one year and started to sell gas outside the palace and had a large sales network in a short time. Dolmabahçe Gashouse, having gained a corporate identity with its growing service network, passed to the administration of Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti in 1890; gradually after the Hazine-i Hassa Minister of Treasury and the Şehremaneti Municipality. When Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti took over the Gashouses administration, its production came to a standstill. Besides, the machines not having been renewed since the years of establishment became unable to produce efficient gas for expanding distribution network over the years. This both endangered the lighting of palaces, and created a great security gap. Tophane-i Amire started to work to reform the Gashouse, which it took over in such a situation, required. However, because of financial impossibilities encountered due to Dolmabahçe Gashouses empty safe-box, firstly urgent repairs were made to prevent gas production to stop. In the following years, both state-of-the-art machinery and devices for gas production were brought from abroad and the current gas plant area were expanded and Gashouse became a large gas factory. Dolmabahçe Gashouse had a large subscriber network by further expanding its gas network during eighteen years under Tophane-i Amire Müşriyetis management. This studys aim is to examine the manufacturing and operating activities of Dolmabahçe Gashouse, which was managed by Tophane-i Amire, in eighteen-year period. The studys scope will be Dolmabahçe Gashouse transfer process to Tophane-i Amire, the comprehensive Gashouse reform after the transfer, and the institutions operational activities until the abolition of Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti in 1908.

 Dolmabahçe Gashouse was built to lighten Dolmabahçe Palace and started activities with the opening of the palace in 1856. Established in accordance with the current technology, it increased its production capacity in one year and started to sell gas outside the palace and had a large sales network in a short time. Dolmabahçe Gashouse, having gained a corporate identity with its growing service network, passed to the administration of Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti in 1890; gradually after the Hazine-i Hassa Minister of Treasury and the Şehremaneti Municipality. When Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti took over the Gashouses administration, its production came to a standstill. Besides, the machines not having been renewed since the years of establishment became unable to produce efficient gas for expanding distribution network over the years. This both endangered the lighting of palaces, and created a great security gap. Tophane-i Amire started to work to reform the Gashouse, which it took over in such a situation, required. However, because of financial impossibilities encountered due to Dolmabahçe Gashouses empty safe-box, firstly urgent repairs were made to prevent gas production to stop. In the following years, both state-of-the-art machinery and devices for gas production were brought from abroad and the current gas plant area were expanded and Gashouse became a large gas factory. Dolmabahçe Gashouse had a large subscriber network by further expanding its gas network during eighteen years under Tophane-i Amire Müşriyetis management. This studys aim is to examine the manufacturing and operating activities of Dolmabahçe Gashouse, which was managed by Tophane-i Amire, in eighteen-year period. The studys scope will be Dolmabahçe Gashouse transfer process to Tophane-i Amire, the comprehensive Gashouse reform after the transfer, and the institutions operational activities until the abolition of Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti in 1908.

 Dolmabahçe Gazhanesi, Dolmabahçe Sarayının aydınlatılması için inşa edilmiş, sarayın 1856 yılında kullanılma açılmasıyla faaliyetlerine başlamıştır. Sarayın aydınlatılması amacıyla zamanın teknolojisine uygun olarak tesis edilen Dolmabahçe Gazhanesi, bir yıl gibi bir sürede üretim kapasitesini artırarak sarayın dışına da gaz satışı yapmaya başlamış ve kısa bir sürede büyük bir satış ağına sahip olmuştur. Hizmet ağının büyümesiyle kurumsal bir kimliğe de kavuşan Dolmabahçe Gazhanesi; Hazine-i Hassa, ardından Şehremaneti tarafından idare edildikten sonra 1890 yılında Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyetinin idaresine geçmiştir. Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyetinin, Gazhanenin idaresini devraldığı günlerde gazhanede üretim durma noktasına gelmiştir. Kurulduğu yıllardan itibaren yenilenmeyen makineler, yıllar içinde genişleyen dağıtım ağına yetecek düzeyde gaz üretemez bir duruma gelmiştir. Bu vaziyet, başta sarayların aydınlatılmasını tehlikeye düşürmekle beraber büyük bir güvenlik zafiyeti oluşturmuştur. Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti, böyle bir vaziyette idaresini devraldığı Gazhanenin ihtiyaç duyduğu ıslahatı gerçekleştirmek üzere işe başlamıştır. Ancak Dolmabahçe Gazhanesinin kasasının boş olması nedeniyle karşılaşılan mali imkansızlıklar sebebiyle ilk etapta gaz üretiminin durmaması için ivedilikle yapılması gereken tamiratlar gerçekleştirilmiştir. Müteakip yıllar içerisinde hem yurt dışından gaz üretmeye yarayan son teknoloji makine ve cihazlar getirtilmiş hem de gazhanenin mevcut arazisi genişletilerek Gazhane, büyük bir gaz fabrikası haline getirilmiştir. Dolmabahçe Gazhanesi, Tophane-i Amire Müşriyetinin idaresinde bulunduğu on sekiz yıllık süre içinde gaz şebekesini daha fazla genişleterek büyük bir abone ağına sahip olmuştur. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyetinin idaresinde bulunan Dolmabahçe Gazhanesinin on sekiz yıllık dönemine tekabül eden imalat ve işletim faaliyetlerini incelemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışmanın kapsamı, Dolmabahçe Gazhanesinin Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyetine devroluş süreci, devir işleminin ardından Gazhanede gerçekleştirilen kapsamlı ıslahat ile yine bu kurumun 1908 yılında Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyetinin lağvedilmesine kadar olan işletim faaliyetleri olacaktır.

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DOLMABAHÇE GASHOUSE UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF TOPHANE-İ AMİRE MÜŞİRİYETİ (1890-1908)

Authors:

Pınar Çevik Azap

Publisher:

Ankara University

Journal:

Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.63 Issue 2, pp.1384-1427

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001305662

pISSN:

2459-0150

Dolmabahçe Gashouse

Tophane-i Amire Müşiriyeti

Municipality

Lighting

Coal gasDolmabahçe gazhanesi

tophane-i amire

şehremaneti

aydınlatma

havagazı

Issues

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Authors: Pınar Çevik Azap

Publisher: Ankara University

Journal: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.63 Issue 2, pp.1384-1427

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2023

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001305662

pISSN: 2459-0150

Issues

Authors:

Pınar Çevik Azap

Publisher:

Ankara University

Journal:

Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi Vol.63 Issue 2, pp.1384-1427

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2023

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001305662

pISSN:

2459-0150