The trabzon port construction project of dussaud brothers (1870)

Growing commercial activity in the second half of the 19th century revealed inadequate conditions of the Çömlekçi Port by which a great part of the Trabzon's trade realized in this period. The first infrastructure works was carried at the port during and after the Crimean War. But the construction of a port by a private company was also on the agenda. A French Engineering Company, Dussaud Brothers, prepared a large project that includes all infrastructure elements needed by the port and presented to the government in 1870. The company's offer was not accepted; but when we look at the subsequent port construction projects and the modern Trabzon Port completed in mid-20th century, it can easily be seen the impact of Dussaud's project. Based on the archival documents, this article aims to evaluate Dussaud Brothers' project under the previous and subsequent woks and to demonstrate the effects of the project.