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==Turkish Council of State and Population Statistics== | ==Turkish Council of State and Population Statistics== | ||
===How to Find the Records=== | |||
In 1867 the Turkish Council of State assumed jurisdiction over all population matters. | ===Historical Background=== | ||
In 1867 the Turkish Council of State assumed jurisdiction over all population matters.<br> | |||
In 1874 the Council introduced a law regarding census taking and the establishment of an accurate, permanent registration system covering men, women, and children. This new system merged the headcounts and population registration into a single system. The new system was based on three types of registers; the basic register [esas defter] listing all males with a second column listing the family members; the summary [icmal] listing the total number of people living in each town village or town quarter based on data from the town registers; and the daily events register [yevmiye vukuat] which was to include records of births, marriages, deaths, and migrations into or out of each district. | In 1874 the Council introduced a law regarding census taking and the establishment of an accurate, permanent registration system covering men, women, and children. This new system merged the headcounts and population registration into a single system. The new system was based on three types of registers; the basic register [esas defter] listing all males with a second column listing the family members; the summary [icmal] listing the total number of people living in each town village or town quarter based on data from the town registers; and the daily events register [yevmiye vukuat] which was to include records of births, marriages, deaths, and migrations into or out of each district.<br> | ||
Various political problems delayed the execution of this system although Turkey published estimated population figures for 1876/1878.<br> | |||
Various political problems delayed the execution of this system although Turkey published estimated population figures for 1876/1878. | ===Coverage and Compliance=== | ||
Turkey published estimated population figures for 1876/1878.<Br> | |||
Regulations of 1881 and 1878 and the law of 1874 were finally implemented in a census which started in 1881 and was completed in 1883. | Regulations of 1881 and 1878 and the law of 1874 were finally implemented in a census which started in 1881 and was completed in 1883. | ||
===Information Recorded in the Records=== | |||
The 1881/1883 census used several ethnic-religious categories for the Christian population, but all the Muslims continued to be counted as one homogeneous group despite the ethnic and linguistic differences among them. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Turkey]] | [[Category:Turkey]] | ||
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