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period is the weakening of who take their place in the managing his business in
the central authority in the important pages of Samsun Canik. Drawing attention
country's administration, and history? What are their with his astute management,
the converse strengthening activities that are important Ali Bey gained prestige and Samsun E-Magazine
of local power centers in the enough to make them the influence in the state and in
provinces. So much so that, subject of history? Are there his region due to his efforts in
starting from the second half any members of the family suppressing the events that
of the 18th century, powerful today? I hope you will find the occurred in Georgia. Ali Bey,
people or families emerged in answers to these questions who won the competition
Anatolia and Rumelia who did and more in the following with his brother, became the
not hesitate to confront the lines. most influential person in the
central authority, and who region with the opportunities
could even see themselves Caniklizâdeler is a powerful provided by local conditions
as stronger than the state local dynasty/family that had in this period when the
(central government) and a say in the northern part central authority was
say "the state is mine", of Anatolia from the second weakened in the provinces.
depending on the place and half of the 18th century
conditions. Among these until the first years of the
powerful people or families, 19th century. The founder
who can be described as and most famous member Canikli Ali Pasha
notables and local dynasties, of the family is Canikli Ali became a member
in Rumelia; Tepedenlioğulları, Pasha. It is known that
Pazvantoğulları and Ahmet Ağa, the Kapıcıbaşı of a dynasty whose
Alemdaroğulları, in Anatolia; of Dergâh-ı âlî, whose father power the state
Karaosmanoğulları, had an important title in the feared...
Çapanoğulları, and Ottoman Empire, was from
Hazinedarzadeler are the first Fatsa, worked as a Canik
ones that come to mind. One tax collector in the 1730s During the ten-year period
of the families that left their and 1740s, and was killed following the Ottoman-
mark on a period in the Black by bandits around Terme in Russian War, which started
Sea region and deserve to 1748. Ali Pasha was born in in 1768, Ali Pasha took on
be described as a truly local Istanbul in 1133 H. (1720-21 important duties such as
dynasty is the Caniklizade A.D.). In his youth, he went tax collector, governor and
family. Thanks to some to Canik, their hometown, serasker. In December 1773,
research conducted in recent with his father and older he was appointed governor
years, important information brother Süleyman Bey. Here, of Trabzon with the rank of
has been obtained about they acquired property and vizier. In the following years,
this family, which originated position and began to have he became the governor of
in the Canik region, where a say in the provincial sanjak Erzurum and his son Ahmet
they took their family name, administration. Mikdat Pasha became the
and subsequently expanded governor of Sivas. Ali Pasha,
their sphere of influence and In the 1750s, Canikli whose wealth increased in
authority from the Central Süleyman Pasha served as parallel with his services,
and Eastern Black Sea to the governor of Trabzon for gained enough importance
the Caucasus, Eastern and three years. During these and prestige to direct the
Central Anatolia. So, who are years, his brother Ali Bey Eastern policy of the state
this family and its members, was his deputy tax collector, in this period. Eventually, 107
