 Deprivation from the resulting rebellions, coupled with the pressure of over-population, was especially felt in Anatolia.Competition for positions within the government grew fierce, leading to bribery and corruption.Ottoman and Habsburg sources accuse Murad himself of accepting enormous bribes, including 20,000 ducats from a statesman in exchange for the governorship of Tripoli and Tunisia, thus outbidding a rival who had tried bribing the Grand Vizier.