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This series includes documents about the licences for the travels across the country; promotions, titles and ranks offered for some state officials; some subjects that will take place in the Ottoman Official Gazette; information about the ceremonies for accession to the throne; petitions delivered by the tradesmen; information regarding the procession which accompanied the sürre; annexation of some towns into the provinces; salaries of provincial and sub-provincial governors; preparation of calendar, etc.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1255-1334.

This series includes documents about the assignments of governors and provincial governors; salaries to be paid to the provincial governors and to some civil servants; negative states caused by the state officials ; some reforms within the state; people’s complaints; fight with the bandits; placements of refugees; and application of the Tanzimat reforms.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1012-1298.

This series includes documents concerning the immigration of the Tatars and Circassians; immigrations to the Ottoman lands and requests about them; the difficulties caused by the Russian authorities; various problems with the immigrants; the Jews’ immigration to the Ottoman lands from Russia, Romania and several other countries; and the measures taken by the government.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: [to be completed].

This series includes documents related to civil administration regulations; selection of municipal councils (councellors?) and administrators; licensing schools and churches building for non-Muslim people; allowing various archaeological excavations on the Ottoman lands and preventing the historical artefacts smuggling.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are 1327-1340.

This series includes documents concerning the medals and decorations to be given to soldiers; foods to be transferred to the army; survey of some subgovernorships; and elections for patriarchate.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1329-1334.

To be completed.

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.

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.

This series includes correspondence between the Ministry of Interior and other ministries or provinces as well as official letters, telegraphs, petitions and reports over various subjects sent to the Ministry.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are 1285-1297.

To be completed.