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Tobacco Factories Open during the

Reign of Abdul Hamid II

Tobacco entered Ottoman society in the 1600s. However, almost every

Sultan showed considerable effort to block its spread. The measures they took
against this substance, which has been shown by medical research to be high-

ly toxic to human body, were necessary and rational. However, things changed
when Abdul Hamid II took over. Since he was under intense pressure from

the British deep state, he stopped the anti-tobacco measures. Many tobacco
factories were opened during his reign. Before his reign, only small shops were

producing tobacco, but as soon as the new factories were opened, tobacco use
spread quickly. The increased consumption sped up the physical and spiri-

tual breakdown of the Ottoman Empire, especially after the aforementioned
mistakes made during Abdul Hamid II's reign.

During his reign, the Cibali and Samsun tobacco factories were opened

in 1884 and 1887 respectively. Samsun tobacco factory produced 60,000 kg
of cigarettes and 400,000 kg of tobacco every year between 1887 and 1897.

By 1905, the production capacity of the factory has reached one million kg.
After a while, Izmir, Adana, Samsun and Istanbul became the most impor-

tant tobacco production and processing centers. 128

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