Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi

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In this article, the construction of public works in cooperation with the state-citizen during fifty years period of time between 1866 and 1916 in the period of Tanzimat in Bingöl, Genc, Kiğı are focused on. These public works are a government offıce, a prison, mosques, churches, schools, construction of bridges, their refurbishment, the provision of the telegraph line and road construction. Political, military, administrative or social conditions which started with Tanzimat era were effective in accomplishing these works. As a result of some emerging new problems during the last period of the Ottoman Empire, some precautions were taken. These were: government offices were built to keep public under control because of some of the emerging uprisings; prisons were built to keep those caused riots; the construction of telegraph lines were made to meet the need of quick communication for public disorder problems; the constructions of roads were performed to overcome the pertinent transportation difficulties; churches were built to satisfy non-Muslims; schools, mosques and churches were built or refurbished to satisfy different parts of the community and meet their educational and worship needs. However, at the end of research, second and third level administrative units such as around Bingöl, has been understood to get benefit from the activities of public works tventy-ffty years delay.