A Cannon Foundry in Eastern Anatolia: Erzurum Arsenal And Restructuring Attempts

This article is discussed cannon casting activities in the Erzurum Arsenal, which is one of the most important cannon foundry of the Ottoman Empire. Firstly, the Erzurum Arsenal when was established and for what purpose, is described. Since the mid-seventeenth century due to the lack of available building, it was directed to a larger facility and in this context, Çifte Minareli Medrese was converted an arsenal. Ottoman state during his campaigns against Iran, the extent to which benefited, casted in the Erzurum Arsenal, is described in detail. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Ottoman Empire was trying to take new measures against the enemies that appear on the eastern border of Russia and this one has tried to reveal the role of the Erzurum Arsenal. The new cannon foundry technology in Europe was adopted on Erzurum Arsenal and that the problems encountered are discussed in detail.