Abstract

Kavala that was located between two big and important harbors like Is-tanbul and Thessaloniki was an Ottoman seaport opposite the Thassos Is-land in the Aegean Sea. As a result of the Industrial Revolution, the use of steamships in maritime and the Treaty of Balta Harbour, Kavala would become more important in trade. The city would start to open to interna-tional trade with the proliferation of tobacco production and continue this in the XX. Century. The city which could not get its share of the moderni-zation of the harbors and the ease of railway access, it would be able to become popular in foreign trade with its hinterland. In this study, we try to reveal the sea trade of Kavala Harbor in XX cen-tury according to the countries and the products.

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