Aleppo And The Levantıne Tradıng Company Fratellı Poche (1853-1880)

Foreword

Foreword to the English Translation

Note on transliteration

List of Illustrations

Introduction The Poche-Marcopoli Archive Structure and Content

Part I: Trading Colonies and the “Khan Aristocracy”

1. 1. From Temporary to Permanent Residence

   Aleppo as an Ottoman Commercial Metropolis

   Rise and Fall of the Trading Colonies

   The Europeans and the Local Population

   Becoming Residents

   Khan Society

2. 2. The Poche Family: A Changing Identity

   Gaining a Foothold

   Ties with Europe

   The Arab-Ottoman Milieu

Part II: The Fratelli Poche Company and its Network

1. 3. Conquering the Hinterland of Aleppo

   Aleppo in the First Half of the Nineteenth Century

   The Entry into Regional Trade

   The Birth of the Fratelli Poche Company

   Outgoing Correspondence: An Overview

   Building a Regional Network

   The Wool Centre Urfa

   Diyarbekir and the Sale of Yarns

   The Struggle for Consular Posts

2. 4. Credit and Payment Transactions

   Limiting Financial Risk

   Bills of Exchange

   Kambiyale as a Basic Credit Instrument

   Poliçe as a Means of Payment and Money Transfer

   Which Law for Bills of Exchange?

Part III: Ways and Means of Settling Debt Cases

1. 5. The Balancing Act: Informal Means vs. Official Procedures

   Of Threatening and Flattering

   The Case of Bakos Küçük Usta

   The Case of Mahmud Saʿatçi

   Involving Influential Figures

   An End to Patience

   The Case of Bedduş Demirci

2. 6. The Development of the Mixed Commercial Court of Aleppo

   Prelude to the Tanzimat Reforms

   From Meclis to Mahkeme

   The Directeur des Affaires Extérieures

   The Consolidation of the Aleppo Commercial Court

   Between Rival Authorities

3. 7. Continuity and Change in Commercial Conflict Resolution

   Delay and Ineffectuality

   The Use of Government Orders

   Dealing with Ottoman Officials

   The Fratelli Poche Company and the Tanzimat Reforms in Practice

General Conclusion

Appendix

Bibliography

Index