Legal Residence: Regionalism and Nepotism
The Arapkirlis who migrated to Kasap ƒlyas knew that they would be facing a “soft landing” upon their arrival. This…
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An “Informal Sector” Activity: Ambulant Fruit Vending
Communications were slow and scarce at the time and most of the fresh fruits and vegetables consumed within the city…
Occupations and Integration: “Nonguild Labor”
According to the census returns, 259 people in the mahalle had regular occupations in 1885 (see table 3.2). Of these,…
Neighborhood Localization
Contrary to other groups of rural migrants to the Ottoman capital,32 the Arapkirlis were not transient, temporary, or seasonal migrants.…
Fruit Vendors and Civil Servants: Provincials and Arapkirlis in 1885
The residential and occupational patterns of the Arapkirlis living in Kasap ƒlyas can best be documented through the information provided…
The Arapkirlis—A Migratory Tradition in the Nineteenth Century
From the end of the eighteenth century on, the presence of Arapkirlis in Kasap ƒlyas is abundantly recorded in official…