Çukurova Notables V: Hasanpaşazâde Ahmet Bey III
Yılmaz Kurt1
, Mehmet Çetinkaya2
1Ankara University, Language and History-Geography Faculty, Department of History, Retired Faculty Member, Ankara/TÜRKİYE 
https://ror.org/01wntqw50
2Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Department of History, Artvin/TÜRKİYE https://ror.org/02wcpmn42
Keywords: Çukurova, Adana, Hasanpaşazâdes, Hasanpaşazâde Ahmet Bey, Notable, Mütesellim, Dergâh-ı ‘Âlî Kapıcıbaşısı, Mukataa.
Abstract
We continue our document series concerning the Karslızâdes -later known as the Hasanpaşazâdes- who played an important role in the history of Çukurova between 1750 and 1850. In doing so, we aim both to contribute to the regional historiography and to shed light on some of the obscure aspects of Ottoman Turkish history.
We have provided certain information on Ahmet Bey in our previous publications. Ahmet Bey was the grandson of Hasan Pasha, the Beylerbeyi of Adana, and the son of Abdullah Pasha, the sancakbeyi of Üzeyir. Between 1793 and 1811, he served multiple times as the mütesellim of Adana, and together with his brother Mehmet Bey and his father’s cousin Mustafa Bey, he administered the Adana, Tarsus, and Sis Mukataa and their dependencies. After his death, his brother Mehmet Bey, and later his son Hacı Ali Bey III, assumed the position Adana mütesellim.
An examination of the documents reveals that Ahmet Bey, during his tenure as mütesellim, was the sole authority in Adana. At the time of his natural death in 1811, he not only held numerous mukataa revenues but also owned extensive properties he had purchased within the city, making him one of its wealthiest figures. The steps taken to appoint his brother Mehmet Bey as his successor, the gathering of the entire ulema and notables before the qadı, and his initiation into office even before the imperial decree arrived from İstanbul constitute a complete diplomatic triumph.