This fonds includes documents divided according to their subjects. The divisions in the catalogue concern the navy, the interior, defter-i hakani, education, treasury, telegraph, commerce and various Ottoman provinces and so on.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this fonds are: 1285-1341.
State Council of Ottoman Empire (ŞD)
To be completed.
Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (VA)
To be completed.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this collection are: 1131-1386.
Maps department of the Ottoman Empire (H)
The Imperial Rescript means the order of the sultan. Formerly, the term “the Firmans” was used for the orders of the sultan. From 1832 on, the writing that was offered in response to the “letters” presented to the clerk of the sultan and that meant the approval of the sultan was called ‘irade’. The Imperial Rescripts in file procedure were grouped according to the issues and subjects in them, not according to the ministries and offices to which they belonged.
Imperial Rescript of the Ottoman Empire (Î)
To be completed.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Ottoman Empire (HN)
Ministry of Interior of the Ottoman Empire (DH)
This fonds includes documents gathered by Cevdet Pasa and arranged by him according to their topic.
Ahmed Cevdet Paşa (ACP)
This catalogue consists in the private collection of Ali Fuat Türkgeldi, who worked at different state offices such as Interior Chief Secretary of Ministry of Interior the Councillor of Ministry of Interior and the Imperial Council Directory Office of Finance and Public Works (Şura-yı Devlet Maliye ve Nafia Dairesi Başkanlığı) since 1907.
The fonds includes 3.167 documents, 19 notebooks, 60 paintings and an album.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this collection are: 1080-1380.
Ali Fuat Türkgeldi (AFT)