Introducing Osmaniye Province 5

The 19th century. Mohamed Pasha captured at the beginning of this region, the 1840 Treaty of Kutahya province of Adana was started again and given back to the Ottomans. The history begins after 1865 the city of Osmaniye.

Establish the authority of the central government, but the traveler, the central government does not recognize, inhabited by tribes that do not tax and soldiers, for disciplining in 1865 a military force created by Division-I Islahiye. Cevdet Pasha was appointed to the region and the dignity of a queen-i Islahiye sects are his commands. At that time, began to Adana center Payas 1877 banner in the land productive, and because it is implanted in Yarpuz'a Gavur Jabal-i Bereket Mountain (Mountains of fertility) is called. Payas and Osmanabad accidents başlanmıştır.2 this banner. After the Constitution was transferred to the central flag Osmaniye.

1. At the end of World War II, this part of the territory of the defeated Ottoman Empire invaded the French. The French suffered heavy losses and that the people who resist the occupation, with Turkey on 20 October 1921 by signing the Treaty of Ankara have begun to leave the region. January 7, 1922 in Osmaniye, I pulled back as they went.

For this reason, every year as Independence Day on Jan. 7 Osmaniye kutlanmaktadır.Cebelibereket ensign of the enemy invasion, in 1877, was established to provide asayiğini Gavur mountains. Pennyroyal 30 years in 15 years, also deployed in Osmaniye. In 1923, due to conversion of the county, with republic sancaks "Cebelibereket Province" was the name. 1 June 1933, the district has been converted into a savings of unknown origin and was started in Adana.

Search for local authorities prior to the elections held on November 3, 1996, the province is also raised in Parliament in the provincial vote to be held on October 23, 1996 initiated the decision, published in the Official Gazette No. 22801 10/24/1996 28/10/1996 days and days and 4200 by Law no re- province has been a.

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