Constantinople vilayet

 ( Vilayets Of The Ottoman Empire In Anatolia ) 

The Vilayet of Constantinople

or Istanbul () was a first-level administrative division (vilayet) of the Ottoman Empire, encompassing the imperial capital, Constantinople (Istanbul).

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History It had a special organisation, as it was placed under the immediate authority of the Minister of Police ( Zabtiye Naziri), who filled a role equivalent to the governor ( wali) in other vilayets.

It included Stamboul (the inner city, known in Turkish as Istanbul) and the quarters of Eyüp, Kassim Pacha, Pera and Galata, and all the suburbs from Silivri on the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea on the European side, and from Ghili on the Black Sea to the end of the Gulf of İzmit on the Asiatic side.

In 1878, a provincial structure, with a governor (wāli) and provincial officers, was established to perform the same functions within Constantinople that provincial authorities performed elsewhere in the Empire.

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Administrative divisions Sanjaks and kazas, circa 1877:

• Sanjak of Stamboul: kazas of Fatih-Sultan-Mehmet, Eyüp, Kartal, Prince Islands
• Sanjak of Pera: kazas of Galata, Yeniköy.
• Sanjak of Scutari: kaza of Beykoz.
• Sanjak of Büyükçekmece, kaza of Çatalca.

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Demography

Istanbul vilayet 1914 population
386,892
46,896
11,087
261,095
111,643
32,144
18,348
18,792
23,081
909,978
Armenians: 72,962 Gregorian and 9,918 Catholic. The province has a total population of 1,213 Protestants and 387 Greek Catholics.

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See also

• History of Istanbul

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External links

Categories: Vilayets Of The Ottoman Empire In Anatolia, Vilayets Of The Ottoman Empire In Europe, History Of Istanbul Province, 1867 Establishments In The Ottoman Empire, States And Territories Established In 1867, States And Territories Disestablished In 1922, 1922 Disestablishments In The Ottoman Empire

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