Istanbul Vilayet

İstanbul Vilayeti
Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire
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 1864–1922 →
Istanbul Vilayet with the Sanjaks of Çatalca and Izmit (1907)
History
 - Established 1864
 - Disestablished 1922
Population
 - Muslim, 1914[1] 560,434 
 - Greek, 1914[1] 205,752 
 - Armenian, 1914[1] 82,880 
 - Jewish, 1914[1] 52,126 
Today part of  Turkey

The Vilayet of Constantinople[2] or Istanbul was a vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Administrative divisions

Before 1914, the vilayet was subdivided into:[3]

Asiatic kazas
  1. Kaza of Skutari
  2. Kaza of Gebze
  3. Kaza of Kartal
  4. Kaza of Beykoz
  5. Kaza of Shile

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "1914 Census Statistics". Turkish General Staff. pp. 605–606. http://www.tsk.tr/8_TARIHTEN_KESITLER/8_1_Ermeni_Sorunu/konular/ermeni_faaliyetleri_pdf/Arsiv_Belgeleriyle_Ermeni_Faaliyetleri_Cilt_1.pdf. Retrieved 29 January 2011. 
  2. ^ Geographical Dictionary of the World at Google Books
  3. ^ A handbook of Asia Minor Published 1919 by Naval staff, Intelligence dept. in London. Page 215
 
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