Legal and Illegal Shipments of Angora Goat From Anatolia to South Africa in the XIXth Century

Flocculent fabrics which constituted the main source of income for Ankara and neighborhood between the XVIth-XVIIIth centuries, went out of favour seen in European markets with the big breakthrough occured in the weaving industry in the period after the Industrial Revolution. Since the XVIIIth century in foreign markets , with the shift of demand towards first mohair yarn and gradually to raw mohair led to closure of weaving looms and experience the sector huge revenuee lost. Nevertheless, Ankara and neighborhood made profit from sellings mohair yarn some more time and lint in the next period. However in the early XIXth century the breeding of Angora goat in different climates and geographies caused Ottoman to lose its monopoly on mohair and Anatolia to completely lose its privileged position. Although domestic producers power of competitive was tried to be preserved with the exportation ban applied, a stable government policy could not be followed until the beginning of the XXth century