Ege'de Eşkıyalar

The Ottoman history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries is, in a sense, the history of constant uprisings. As a result of the social, economic and political deadlocks that began to exist deeply and perceptibly in the late 19th century of the Empire and continued to increase until its collapse, banditry movements became widespread in a short time. It is not a coincidence that banditry emerged in the Aegean region, which was the most developed region in this period and where inequality between social layers was most evident. Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe, who popularized banditry in the Aegean, was accepted as the lover, father and hero of the poor people, and received all kinds of support from the public as the rights seeker and spokesman of the oppressed and discouraged peasants. Çakırcalı Mehmet Efe, known as Turkey's "Robin Hood" and "King of the Mountains" by Westerners, was also followed with interest by the Western public. The present work of Sabri Yetkin, who was deemed worthy of the Afet İnan History Research Award in 1995, deals with banditry movements within the social, political and economic structure of the period, and draws a wide range with folk songs reflected in our Folk Literature, descriptions of the painters of the period and photographs.

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 16 x 23.5

First Printing Year: 2019

Number of Printings: 1st Printing