The problem of the ottoman administration of the Black Sea coast of the Western Caucasus through the prism of the activities of Caucasian piracy (Abkhaz, Circassian)

The Black Sea coast of the Western Caucasus is the coastline from the border of the Republic of Abkhazia with Georgia along the Ingur river in the south, to the Taman Peninsula in the north. The territory of the region covers the Black Sea coast of the Republic of Abkhazia and the Russian Federation (Krasnodar Territory). The Western Caucasus entered the sphere of influence of the Ottoman Empire during the period when the Ottomans conquered the main Black Sea fortresses by the 15th century. However, it is difficult to say that the Ottomans achieved full control over the region in the period from the second half of the 15 th century until the first quarter of the 19th century. One of the main factors preventing the Ottoman control over the region was the activity of Abkhaz and Circassian piracy. The subject of research of this article is the problem of piracy as a factor of instability of the Ottoman presence on the Black Sea coast of the Western Caucasus. The article was written on the traditional, specifically historical research methods: historical-genetic (the study of historical phenomena in the process of their development, from birth to death), historical-comparative, and historical-typological. Translating a document of the Ottoman archives of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey, base the main theoretical and practical methods of historical research are used.