Ottoman privilege system within the example of ice industry

Ottoman State firstly assessed the entrepreneurs of artificial ice production, within privilege system. Later when the availability of ice production machines increased, Ottoman State also permitted to found ice factories out of privilege system. But in this article, artificial ice producers within privilege system are the main target. In this system, state granted monopoly rights to entrepreneurs under specific conditions, for factory production. For the beginning point of the article, establishment reasons of privilege system will be explained. Later main principles of privilege system will be mentioned, with some examples of other sectors. At the last, privileged ice industry enterprises will be evaluated within three headlines. When privileged ice factory founders were mentioned, their demands and interviews with government were narrated. Later privilege contracts which were regulated newly establishing industrial plants were compared. At the last, entrepreneurs activities were mentioned during post privilege period, with their successes and failures. For three enterprises in ice production sector, Salim Ağa and partnership in İzmir could found factories and companies. But Numan Efendi who was the last privilege owner did not put planned factories into practice.