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This series includes the correspondences of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the domestic and foreign political events and issues.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: [to be completed].

Established as a unit affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1883/1301, the Advice Bureau is a counselling body that examines the legal issues concerning the foreign affairs of the Ottoman State and offers its opinion on them. While there are books, papers, journals, etc. in this catalogue, there are also documents related to Straits Question, Moorish Question, abolition of the capitulations, Lahey Conference, International Paris Medical Conference, treaties as a result of the public wars, Question of the Islands, protocol of peace and friendship with Brazil, foreign institutions in the Ottoman State and so on.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1290-1342.

The majority of the documents included in this series deal with public order and security. It also includes correspondence between the Ministry of Interior (Dahiliye Nezareti) and the field services and local administrations about public protection and personal law individual rights.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are 1328-1333.

This series includes laws, orders and regulations from the Ministry of Interior and bills about them. It also includes the obiter dictum about legal issues and administrative regulations, and files from trials into which the ministry is involved.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are 1305-1342.

This series includes the formal letters sent to the court from Grand Vizierate (Grand Vizierate) and the formal letters sent to Grand Vizierate from the court, the letters written by the foreign presidents, the sultan’s ordinances and the summaries of the writings about the people’s complaints.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 952-1255.

This series includes correspondence from the Confidential Correspondence Office of the Ministry of Interior (Dahiliye Nezareti Şifre Kalemi), which conducted the communication of the units of the Ministry with the other provinces and lieutenant governors and, when necessary, acted as an intermediary agent where the quick and secret communications of the other ministries and state offices were enciphered.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are 1332-1340.

This series includes documents about issues like the construction and repairing of the buildings of foundations; repairing of the mosques; assignments and salaries of the General Directors of Estates; repairs of the minarets and hammams and shrines; issues related to some soupchihckens for the poor.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1310-1334.

This series includes documents concerning the assignments to the embassies; letters to be sent to the foreign countries; rents of the embassy buildings; relationships with the foreign embassies; letters to be sent to the embassies; taxation problems of some non-Muslim countries; treaties signed with other countries; gifts given to the statesmen visiting the Ottoman State; embassy assignments made by the foreign countries; determination of the interpreters and their salaries; the issue of Montenegro; and assignments of embassies.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1255-1309.

This series includes documents concerning the forgiveness of some people to pay tithe; regulation of the shrines; establishment of the companies; assignments of employees to the offices of the Council of State; dismissal of the employees; and information about the state of some schools, mosques and soup-kitchens.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1255-1334.

This series includes official letters, permission and similar documents directly presented to the Palace Secretary by the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Marine, Imperial Arsenal of Ordnance and Artillery (Tophane-i Amire), the Ministry of Judicial and Religious Affairs, the Ministry of Foundations, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Commerce and Public Works and the Ministry of Police as well as other ministries and the Office of Sheikhulislam (Meşihat Dairesi). In addition, it includes petitions, complaint letters, gratification letters and petitions sent by the public directly to the Palace Secretary. Documents usually deal with military issues, events in and out of the state, security, Armenian issue, banditry and violation of the frontiers. Besides, there are also some judicial, çivil, financial and foreign problems dealt with in these documents.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1293-1327.