Hüseyin Mevsim

INVERSION
INSTITUTION
Ankara University, Faculty of Language, History and Geography
ORCID ID
0000-0001-5929-7943
SCOPUS ID
38161774200
COUNTRY
Turkey

08/06/2026

pp. 102-121
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ISSN 2738-7631 (Print) • ISSN 2815-2999 (Online) • Institute for Literature

THE SVISHTOV ADVENTURE OF 1867 AND MIDHAT PASHA: THE STORY OF A BETRAYAL, PUNISHMENT AND REPENTANCE WITH MANY TEACHINGS

  • ABSTRACT

    Midhat Pasha, the Governor-General of the Danube Vilayet, managed to unravel the complex knot of the Svishtov Adventure of May 1867 thanks to the betrayal of Yordan Gergitsov, who was one of the main organizers. Several dozens of young people from Svishtov, who were sentenced to exile in Diyarbakir, were pardoned prematurely with the decisive intercession of the Grand Vizier Midhat Pasha. In the proposed text, the Svishtov Adventure is viewed as a story full of lessons and teachings about betrayal, punishment and storytelling.

    Subject: На изток от Новото време
    Keywords: Дунавски вилает Свищовското приключение Мидхат паша Йордан Гергицов диарбекирски заточеници разкаяние