The Post Pigeons in the Last Era of the Ottoman State

• Main Author: Sevilay ÖZER
• Format: Article
• Language: deu
• Published: Ankara University 2017-01-01
• Series: Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi
• Subjects: Posta Güvercini; Osmanlı Devleti; Avrupa; Güvercinlik; Haberleşme; Mektup
• Online Access: http://dtcfdergisi.ankara.edu.tr/index.php/dtcf/article/view/628

Using of the pigeons had very old history. The post pigeons called as “Post Men”, “The First Air Postmen” especially used in the time in which the people had not become acquainted with technology. One of the most interesting aspects of the the pigeons whose memory and property of sights in the front plan is also their loyalty of their homes and addiction of feeding. These properties convenience their education and edifying. In the time, they employed in very different fields from trade to military. The post pigeons provided the connection of Paris where surrounded by the Germans in the Germany- France War in 1870 with the out attracted the attention of the other states and they attached important to the employing of post pigeons in the army. The Ottoman state were interested in these developments happened in the second half of the 19th century. In this investigation, the properties of the post pigeons, their education, edifying and the using in the Ottoman state were also dwelt on.