XVIII. YÜZYILDA İSTANBUL'A GÖÇÜ ÖNLEMEK İÇİNALINAN TEDBİRLER VE GÖRÜLEN AKSAMALAR.

İstanbul which was tried to increase its population by different ways after sovereignty of Otoman started to shelter a huge crowd of people in a short period. After the second half of 16th century, the population had exceeded the limits of The State that it could hardly cater for; thus, the problems such as security, food supply, providing domicile arose. The situation lasted increasingly in the following centuries. In 18th century, the crucial case for İstanbul, capital, to abate the augmenting population of city or to curb it. A spate of measures were taken and practiced for solution of this issue. Nevertheless, the excessive population growth seen in İstanbul could not have completely been hampered. In 18th century, similar cautions could be observed intermittently. Assorted violations constituted the leading reason of abolition of the issue. In this article, the justifications of banning migration from the outside to İstanbul, the measures taken for this aim and the encounterd difficulties are tried to be discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]