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Yildiz Palace’s archives, Grand Vizierate Subseries
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Administrative Affairs

This subseries includes correspondence between Yıldız Palace and Interior Ministry Counsellor and such institutions as Dahiliye Mektubi Kalemi, the Directory of Interior Press (Matbuat-ı Dahiliye Müdüriyeti), the Nomination Commission of Civil Officers (Mülkiye İntihab Komisyonu), Imperial Poorhouse (Darülaceze), Directory of Ottoman Official Gazette (Takvim-i Vekayi Müdürlüğü) and the Nomination Commission of Officers (İntihab-ı Memurin Komisyonu); it also includes writings from provinces through the Ministry of Interior, instructions regarding the Ministry of Interior and letters written to the Civil Service Inspectorship.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1289-1327.

Correspondence between the Court and various Post Offices through the Empire

This subseries includes the correspondences between the court and such offices as Ministry of Posting and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf Nazırı), Galata Post-Office (Galata Postanesi), Manastır Inspectorship of Posting and Telegraph (Manastır Posta ve Telgraf Müfettişliği), Halep Inspectorship of Posting and Telegraph (Halep Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdürlüğü), İstanbul Centre of Telegraphs (İstanbul Telgraf Merkezi), İstanbul Centre of Telegraphs (Beyoğlu Telgraf Merkezi) and the Directory of General Correspondence (Muhaberat-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti).
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1284-1327.

Correspondence with officials

This subseries includes the correspondences with the official persons sent by the court, governorships, lieutenant offices and state for inspection.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1251-1326.

Correspondence with various commissions

This subseries includes correspondence between Yıldız Palace and the Commission of General Military Inspectory (Teftiş-i Umumi-i Askeri Komisyonu), the Commission of Imperial Property (Emlak-i Hümayun Komisyonu), the Committee of Inspectory (Encümen-i Teftiş Komisyonu), the Inspectory Commission of Hedjaz (Hicaz Teftiş Komisyonu), Hamidiye Etfal Hospital, Hamidiye-Hedjaz Railway Commission (Hamidiye Hicaz Demiryolu Komisyonu), Inspection and Survey Commission (Muayene ve Teftiş Komisyonu), Military Equipment Commission (Teçhizat ve Tesisat-ı Askeriye Komisyonu) and the Commission of Rumelia Province (Rumeli Vilayeti Komisyonu).
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1294-1341.

Educational Affairs

This subseries includes documents and correspondence between Yıldız Palace and the Imperial Press (Matbaa-i Amire), Imperial Meteorological Observatory (Rasathane-i Amire), Imperial Museum (Müzehane-i Amire), libraries and schools.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1284-1326.

Financial Affairs

This subseries includes bills and letters of Public Debts Commissariat to the Ministry of Finance; income and expense lists of Ministry of Finance; petition of the Directorship of Istanbul Quay Company (İstanbul Rıhtım Şirketi İdaresi); tables showing the provincial budgets; general budget summaries prepared by the Ministry of Finance and presented to the Babıali; inquiry reports of the finance inspectors sent to the provinces; income and revenue notebooks arranged by the Council of Public Debts Administration (Düyun-ı Umumiye İdare Meclisi); and correspondences with the Directory of Monetary Affairs (Meskukat İdaresi) and the Duty Office as well as Imperial Ottoman Bank (Bank-ı Osmanî) requests.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1262-1331.

Foreign Affairs

Referring to the years 1293-1327/1876-1909 of the daily documents, this catalogue consists of 6577 documents. It also includes writings signed by the ministry of Foreign Affairs with the letterhead of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; official letters written by the embassies, foreign state presidents and upper-rank authorities, and the translations of the letters and other documents like newspaper and journal articles; petitions of The Counsellor of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chief Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and translations of the newspaper made by the the Foreign Press Directory Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hariciye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Müdüriyeti).
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1293-1327.

Foreign documents sent to the Sultan

Covering the dates 1267-1327/1850-1909 and consisting of 6485 documents, this catalogue includes the petitions and journals written to the sultan in a foreign language, the original documents without their translations and the documents in their translations though their originals are absent. Also, it has the bills presented by the foreigners in various subjects; the foreign companies’ petitions including their offers; the invoices and manifestos; the translations whose interpreters are unclear; the unsigned official letters that are interpreted; the writings in a foreign language that are not interpreted; and the printed documents in a foreign language, some interpreted and some not.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1267-1327.

General correspondence between the office of zaptieh and Yıldız Palace

This subseries includes the correspondences between the office of zaptieh and Yıldız Palace on the whole. It also includes documents resulting from the correspondences with such offices as Beyoğlu Sub-provincial Governorship (Beyoğlu Mutasarrıflığı), Üsküdar Sub-provincial Governorship (Üsküdar Mutasarrıflığı), Beşiktaş Police Centre, İstanbul Police Centre, The General Directory of Prisons (Hapishane-i Umumiye Müdüriyeti), Police Inspectors’ Petitions, Theatres’ Inspectorship and Patrols’ Inspectorship.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1282-1327.

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