The Price of Health: How Quarantine Shaped Ottoman Taxation and Society
From the Frontiers of the Empire to the Borders of the Nations: Borderland Security and Safety in the (post-)Ottoman Spaces (1700–1939), Arda Akıncı,Fatma Aladağ,Giorgio Ennas,Stefan Rohdewald, Editör, Brill, Leiden , Göttingen, ss.65-85, 2026
- Yayın Türü: Kitapta Bölüm / Araştırma Kitabı
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Yayınevi: Brill, Leiden
- Basıldığı Şehir: Göttingen
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-85
- Editörler: Arda Akıncı,Fatma Aladağ,Giorgio Ennas,Stefan Rohdewald, Editör
- Ankara Yıldırım Beyazıt Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
This study examines the quarantine tax implemented in the first half of the nineteenth century within the context of preventing the spread of epidemics and protecting borders. The primary aim behind the implementation of this tax was to finance the construction of quarantine stations and the payments to the personnel working there, in order to prevent the entry of epidemics into Ottoman territories as much as possible. During the implementation of this tax, which was specific to the Ottoman public finances, this study observed various inappropriate actions like corruption, embezzlement, the confiscation of goods in quarantine, and the collection of taxes that did not adhere to the established tariff. In this regard, the Ottoman administration demanded investigations into these incidents, and those found guilty were subjected to punishments such as dismissal from their positions and exile. On the other hand, as a result of the investigations, some quarantine officials were found innocent and had been subjected to false accusations.