In the 17th century, world’s economy, new strategies and ideas emerged and a competitive economic approach prevailed. In this environment, the Ottoman economy was managed with a more conservative policy focused on the supply of needs. The views of Nâbî, who lived in Aleppo, which was a commercial city for many years, on the subject during a period of economic crisis, are in the nature of advice to the Ottoman rulers. Although a mercantilist policy towards exports was followed in the world economy in this period, it is known that fiscalism based on the balance of income and expenditure was taken as the basis in the Ottoman Empire. This concept, which expresses more a supplier economic policy, is the opposite of the economic policies followed in the West in the mentioned period. The fact that the export-based luxury consumption led to the meltdown of the budget led to the reaction of history writers and poets in particular. As can be understood from the criticisms of writers such as Naîmâ, Koçi Bey and Nâbî, as well as administrators such as Râmî Mehmed Pasha, the economic policies followed in this period caused a budget deficit.While Nâbî makes suggestions for the establishment of the culture of contentment in society, he also criticizes the luxury consumption habits. In particular, the interest shown in imported goods caused the income-expenditure balance to deteriorate, which brought the structuring of domestic production to the agenda. The efforts of Râmî Mehmed Pasha, who was a close friend of Nabi, to create a local industry reflects the measures in this regard. In particular, Naîmâ's advocacy of the consumption of domestic products by explaining the harms of import shows that the developments in the world are followed closely. The socio-economic symbols in Nâbî's poems also enable us to follow the economic agenda of this period. This kind of information in the works of classical period poets also reveals the importance of researchers making use of literary works.
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