▁lines ▁were ▁established ▁on ▁the ▁Dan ube ▁River ; ▁the ▁R use - Var na ▁rail road ▁was ▁completed ; ▁agricult ural ▁credit ▁co oper atives ▁providing ▁far mers ▁with ▁low - inter est ▁lo ans ▁were ▁introduced ; ▁tax ▁in cent ives ▁were ▁also ▁offered ▁to ▁encou rage ▁new ▁industrial ▁enter pr ises . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁official ▁vil ay et ▁newspaper ▁in ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire , ▁T una / D un av , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁both ▁Ott oman ▁Turkish ▁and ▁Bulgar ian ▁and ▁had ▁both ▁Ott oman ▁and ▁Bulgar ian ▁edit ors . ▁Its ▁edit ors ▁in ▁chief ▁included ▁Is mail ▁K em al ▁and ▁Ah med ▁Mid hat ▁E f endi . ▁ ▁The ▁vil ay et ▁had ▁an ▁Administr ative ▁Assembly ▁that ▁included ▁state ▁officials ▁appointed ▁by ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁government ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁six ▁represent atives ▁( three ▁Muslim s ▁and ▁three ▁non - Mus lim s ) ▁elected ▁from ▁among ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁of ▁the ▁province . ▁Non - Mus lim s ▁also ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁provincial ▁criminal ▁and ▁commercial ▁courts ▁that ▁were ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁sec ular ▁code ▁of ▁law ▁and ▁justice . ▁M ixed ▁Muslim - Christ ian ▁schools ▁were ▁also ▁introduced , ▁but ▁this ▁reform ▁was ▁abol ished ▁after ▁it ▁was ▁met ▁by ▁strong ▁opposition ▁by ▁the ▁popul ace . ▁ ▁Govern ors ▁ ▁Govern ors ▁of ▁the ▁Vil ay et : ▁ ▁H af iz ▁Ah med ▁Mid hat ▁She fik ▁P asha ▁( Oct ober ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁-