The immigrations that the Ottoman Empire was exposed to in the 19th century
launched a new social mobility in Ottoman territories after the Crimean War (1853-1856).
Especially the immigrations in 1864 starting with the great emigration of the Circassians after
the Russian conquest faced the Ottoman Empire a huge and massive migration movements
that could not be compared with the previous immigrations. In this immigration process,
southern Black Sea ports, Trabzon and Samsun served as main entry ports for immigrants in
the Ottoman territories. However, these immigrations led to serious issues to these port cities.
The Ottoman government took some series measures to prevent both the immigrants and
the indigenous people from the problems caused by the migration. This process, managed
basically by the Refugee Commission, was an issue for international community in terms
of the political and social consequences of the immigration. In this context, the Quarantine
Council that had an international character closely followed this process. This study aims to
investigate the mission of Dr. Barozzi sent by the Sublime Porte, as a member of the Quarantine
Council, his measures and his act