Journal of Islamicjerusalem Studies

Yazarlar: Asuman GÖLPINAR

Konular:Tarih

DOI:10.31456/beytulmakdis.578455

Anahtar Kelimeler:Jerusalem,Russian pilgrims,Christian,Pilgrims,Russian pilgrims,Travel permits

Özet: Jerusalem has been a place of pilgrimage for Christians for centuries. After the second half of the 19th century, the number of people who came to Jerusalem for pilgrimage has increased considerably. Russia, in particular, has encouraged its citizens to go to Jerusalem as an indicator of its presence in the Holy Land. As a result of these incentives, at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century, very large groups of Russian pilgrims came to Jerusalem and formed the most crowded pilgrimage groups. The fees charged for the trip permits –mürûr tezkiresi- demanded by the Ottoman State from the passengers were subject to complaints by the Russian authorities on the grounds that they constitute an extra burden on these materially troubled pilgrims. In this study after summarising what the trip permits or certificate –mürûr tezkiresi- is, the meaning of Jerusalem for the Russian pilgrims, the privileges given to them by the Ottoman Empire and the steps taken by Russia to encourage its citizens to go to Jerusalem will be briefly discussed.  This will be followed by the complaints of Russians on the payment of trip permits as reflected in the Ottoman archival documents and the different opinions of the Ottoman authorities on this issue will be evaluated.

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