Social and Economic Structure of Kusadasi Between 1909 and 1914
Abstract
After the conquered Anatolia by Turks, Kusadasi that was one of important commercial and settlement in the ancient times is a Turkish settlement. Therefore, the majority of this district population is Mbislim Turks. Secondly the great of population of this area is Rums. Also, there are Jews, Armenians and foreign citizens there. The climate condition and soil of Kusadasi suitable for production all kinds of crop. People's living depends on agriculture, livestock and trading. The income of export comes from the agricultural products 80 % and the animal products 20 %. Between 1900 and 1914 the export was more than imports. Kusadasi appear in external trade since at the beginning of the XVII century. But after construction of izmir-Aydm railway, the crops of Aegean Region was sent to Soke and Selcuk and exported by Izmir harbour, the situation of Kusadasi in international trade had began to lose ground.