The events in the Ottoman Empire about the public awareness of the existence of coal and its use took place in the first half of the 19th century. Although there are several versions on the subject of “burning stones”, the state administration of the mines officially started in 1848 with the Hazine-i Hassa. Subsequently, the management of coal enterprises was carried out by the Ministry of Ottoman Navy, the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Finance after 1920. With the operation of coal, new coal demands emerged in order to meet the coal need of steam-powered factories in the Ottoman Empire. The increase in demand and demand for coal has prompted entrepreneurs to engage in coal mine operation and trade. However, after the entrepreneur found that there were mines in his land, the process involved different challenges, including the commissioning of the business, the extraction of the mine and the transfer of the mine. In this study, a 19-year mining effort in the village of Kalaycı in the Amasra sub-district of Bartın will be transferred through the documents of the Prime Ministry Ottoman Archives. The events will be based on Mehmet Tevfik Efendi's effort to operate the coal in his own land from 1877 and the end of the mining operation to 1896. As a result of these events, the mining problems in the Ottoman Empire will be documented through the case study.
