@article{2013,title={Selatin And Umera Foundations In The District Of Vize During The Ottoman Empire (1530-1613)},abstractNode={This study examined selatin foundations (the foundations established by sultans) and umera foundations (the foundations established by emirs), which had sources of income in the townships of Vize district, within the bounds of possibility provided by the accounting summary book of Vize district dated 1530 and the book of foundations of Vize district dated 1613. The changes experienced by these foundations as well as the increases and decreases in their sources of income in approximately 80-year period were revealed in this study. It is known that the foundations established made a great contribution to the social and economic development of Vize district, and enabled the urbanization of that region. Standing as a bridge between Istanbul and the Balkans, Vize region changed into a Muslim-Turkish city with the alms houses created by the foundations established by sultans, state dignitaries, and benefactors among the common people in a short span of time. This study concluded that there were villages bringing a considerable amount of income to selatin and umera foundations in townships affiliated to the district of Vize. It is surely beyond doubt that the fact that Vize region was very close to Istanbul, the capital of the empire, and the soils of that region were quite productive and income-generating caused the villages subject to selatin and umera foundations to become dense in that region. At the end of our study, we tried to elaborate the roles Vize foundations played in socio-economic structure. İt is understood that in the Ottoman period Vize foundations had a significant place within the practice of Ottoman foundations with regard to both their revenues and their spheres of influence.},author={Volkan ERTÜRK},year={2013},journal={Journal of Turkish Studies}}