Bank-ı Osmani-i Şahane Ottoman Bank Book From The Tanzimat To The Republic

André Autheman, Who Served As The General Manager Of Ottoman Bank Between 1975-1986 And As A Member Of The Bank's Board Of Directors Between 1980-1990, Deals With The History Of The Bank, Which Has Been Operating For More Than A Century. Based On The Archives Of The Bank İn Paris, London And Istanbul, The Author Tells Us About The Period From The First Ottoman Bank Enterprise İn 1856 Until The 1924 Treaty, When The İnstitution Lost İts Privileges During The İmperial Period. Prof. In The Preface Of The Book, Jacques Thobie States That His Wish, Expressed İn A Book He Wrote About The Ottoman Bank, Came True With This Work: "The Corpus Of Resources We Have And Mainly The Firm, Especially The Bank Archives (…) Have Enabled Us To Reveal The Role Played By This İmportant İnstitution, Going Back To The History Of This İnstitution. […] İt Remains To Be Disclosed From The İnside İf Possible One Day". Indeed, André Autheman's Most İmportant Contribution İs How, Using The Advantage Of Being An "İnsider" From A Historian's Point Of View, The Triple Function Of The Ottoman Bank, Which Was Established On The Territory Of An Empire İn The Disintegration Period, İn A Tense Environment Of Westernization Process, Economic Crisis And World War. İs To Convey What He Has Brought To His Readers Through This Work.