OSMANLI DEVLETİ'NDE ATLI AVCILIKTAN BİR KESİT = A CASE FROM THE HUNTING IN THE OTTOMAN STATE

Since the foundation of the Ottoman Empire, it has given importance to hunting which includes various developmental functions. In the short term, he has institutionalized from the center to the provincial with his deep-rooted experiences in horse hunting. A large number of units were created under this institution, a hierarchical structure was formed within each unit. Hunting with domestication of the horse; nutrition in the first stage, after the military skills development, entertainment-games and sports has been a common practice. Hunting in the Ottoman Empire, all these functions were taken into account. However, hunting and hunting expenses of some rulers have reached very large numbers, which in time has caused the great reactions of the people and / or soldiers. This study, which was carried out with the history scanning method, considering the wide scope of the Ottoman hunting organization and the frequency of its application, Bounded by the period of IV. Mehmed (1648-1687), a hunting organization, dated 03 February 1680, has also placed the archive document at the center of the study. The study was aimed to answer the questions of the role of hunting in the Ottoman Empire and the extent to which it was built. As a result; It is seen that the ruler of the Ottoman Empire sees the status of the people on the ground and fuses with the public, gets to know the bureaucrats he takes with him / herself and keeps a part of the army fit positive benefits. In this period, important wars in the west and the loss of important lands, accompanied by IV. Mehmed has been preoccupied with hunting curiosity and many fighter animals.