Development Of The Ottoman Glass Industry During The Last Years Of The Empire Anad European Influences

Abstract

In Ottoman Empire by the term of Sultan Mahmut II movements to westernize which start to show its effect in every field, begin to affect various social classes by sending students to Europe. In terms of these movements to westernize there appear significant differences in daily life. The governors of Ottoman Empire give importance to the opening of factories to meet necessities of the people and by making concessions they try to encourage evolution of production. In this article phases that are lived when glass production industry came into being in 19,h-20'h centuries are analyzed. Problems that appeared at the time of production are investigated and while quality of the production, the effects of Europe and reasons of the problems are being analyzed, the content of importing glazing is focused on. In the research Ottoman Empire’s archives that are dated back to last terms of the Empire are used. So besides introduction and analysis of Ottoman products which are still seen today. The process of their formation is introduced