Ankara : The Department of History, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2011.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 2011.Includes bibliographical references leaves 113-121.The Turcomans were one of the most dynamic elements in the Ottoman
history. The Ottomans had to cope with those forceful nomads, while consolidating
their dominance over Anatolia. Although there was a clear tendency towards
sedentarization during sixteenth century, a visible revival of nomadism is observed in
Anatolia during the seventeenth century. According to the contemporary chronicles,
the Turcomans tend to have maintained their dynamism throughout the seventeenth
century. On the other hand, in this period the Türkmen voyvodalığı appeared as a new
desirable post over which there were great struggles, especially led by the kapıkulu
sipahs. The office of the Türkmen voyvodalığı played a key role in many rebellions
of the seventeenth century. This thesis attempts to deal with the Türkmen voyvodalığı
in the period between 1590-1690. Basing on understanding what the Türkmen
voyvodası was, it tries to shed light upon the nomadic groups generally, particulary
the Turcomans, in the seventeenth century.Usta, OnurM.S
