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)
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 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)
Kültürel Mirasın İhyası ve İslami Araştırmalar Kurumu
In the Waqf Inheritance section, the number of documents approaches a million and a half; as well there are 2,500 manuscripts covering various subjects, including religion, philosophy, Arabic language, history and so on. Among them, the Open Jerusalem team selected a body of 41 files (totalizing 668 pages) issued by the Jerusalem Awqâf administration and related to Moghrabi neighborhood in Jerusalem.
Note : the spelling is “Mograbi” from Arabic to English, and “Maghariba” from Ottoman Turkish to English.
Jerusalem Awqâf Administration (KEAM)
Maarif Nezâreti Mektubî Kalemi
This fonds includes documents from the Correspondence Office doing all the correspondences of the Ministry of Education with other ministries or provinces since its foundation.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this fonds are: 1289-1341.
Ministry of Education of the Ottoman Empire (MN)