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    Up to its liberation in 1912, Thessaloniki was the most important city in the Balkans, and one of the two most important in the Ottoman Empire. Its significance was due to its geopolitical position and economic dominance, giving the city almost total control over import and export trade in the Balkans. From the late 17th century, the Great Powers of the time acknowledged its hegemony and established consulates, which until the late 19th century numbered 25 – an impressive number, only slightly fewer than the embassies in Constantinople. The consuls or their vice consuls who served in the city over a 225-year period, were around 300. Their principal role until the early 19th century was to promote trade between their countries. After that period, in addition to the positive effect of the consuls and their families on the social and cultural development of the city, their diplomatic role acquired greater importance owing to the political upheavals in Europe that increased the city’s influence in the declining Ottoman Empire. The information in this book was derived mainly from communications with the foreign ministries and archives of these states and federal states. 

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    Weight 900 g
    Dimensions 17 × 24 cm
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    Language

    Greek
    Pages 336
    Images 78
    Drawings
  • Publication Date
    NOVEMBER 2024
  • Author
    • YIANNIS MEGAS

      He was born in 1945 in Thessaloniki, he studied civil engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and did his postgraduate studies in England. He worked as an engineer for 40 years in various countries. In 2001 he returned to Thessaloniki after almost 35 years of “self-exile”. In 1974, at the Camden Town flea market in London, he bought the first three postcards relating to the fire of Thessaloniki in 1917 and thus realized the incredible scope of the destruction. This was the impetus for his collection. He has been collecting material regarding Thessaloniki for almost 40 years about the historic period between 1800-1950. The collection consists of anything based on paper: postcards, photographs, engravings, books, magazines, maps, stocks, advertising materials, letterheads, and programmes from cinemas, theaters and concerts, etc.; a total of approximately 90,000 documents. Finding and collecting historical material led him to write thirteen books on topics regarding the history and topography of the city. In 2017, he donated his collection to the Central Library of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, in order to continue the excellent work that has already happening in recording, scanning and identifying.

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YANNIS MEGAS

The consuls at the 25 consulates in 
Thessaloniki 1685-1912

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