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The Formation of the Ottoman Frontier Organization in the Balkans in the Second Half of the Fifteenth Century: Fortress Network, Military Personnel, Finance and Expenses

Göksel Baş

The aim of this article is to elucidate the formation, transformation, operation and the financial aspect of the Ottoman fortress network in the fifteenth-century Balkans. This is a subject of Ottoman military history, or more specifically, of Ottoman frontier history and it still harbours inadequate studies. Recent historiography on the Ottoman military history have focused generally on the period starting with the annexation of Hungary and extending to later years. However, the present study shows that Ottoman frontier practices had already been in use for a long time and well-established prior to the annexation of Hungary. Also, it devotes attention to the frontier, which the Ottomans established against the Venetians in the Peloponnese and Albania. To integrate studies of fifteenth-century Ottoman frontier history with those of the sixteenth and the seventeenth will undoubtedly occasion a more comprehensive view of the same subject. 

Keywords: Ottoman Balkans, Frontier Organization, Ottoman Fortresses, Fifteenth Century.
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XV. YÜZYILIN IKINCI YARISINDA BALKANLARDA OSMANLI SERHAD ORGANIZASYONUNUN OLUŞUMU: KALELER AĞI, ASKERI PERSONEL, FINANSMAN VE MALI KÜLFET

Göksel Baş

Bu makalenin amacı genel itibariyle Osmanlı askeri tarihi, özelde ise Osmanlı serhad tarihi bağlamında tarihçiliğimizde henüz eksik çalışmalar barındıran 15. yüzyıl Osmanlı Balkanlarında kale savunma ağlarının ortaya çıkışı, dönüşümü, işleyişi ve tüm bu sistemin mali külfetini aydınlatmaya çalışmaktır. Türkiye ve dünyadaki Osmanlı askeri tarih çalışmaları genel itibarıyla Osmanlıların Macaristan’ı ilhakı ile başlayan süreç ve sonrasına odaklanmıştır. Hâlbuki bu çalışma Osmanlı serhad pratiklerinin Macaristan’ın ilhakından çok daha evvel işler vaziyette olduğunu göstermekle birlikte karşılaştırmalı olarak Osmanlıların Mora’da ve Arnavutluk’ta Venediklilere karşı kurmuş oldukları serhadde de değinecektir. 15. yüzyıl Osmanlı serhad çalışmalarını 16. ve 17. yüzyıldaki mevcut literatüre eklemlemek şüphesiz ki Osmanlı serhad araştırmalarına daha bütüncül bir gözle bakmamıza olanak sağlayacaktır. 

Keywords: Osmanlı Balkanları, Serhad Organizasyonu, Osmanlı Kaleleri, On beşinci yüzyıl.

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