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This sub-series includes documents related to reforms aiming to improve agriculture in the provinces of Rumelia and Anatolia; changes in the administrative and civil divisions; establishment of the janissary organisation; tax regulations and representation of foreigners in the Ottoman State in the ruling mechanism according to their population and their employment.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this sub-series are 1312-1326.

This sub-series includes documents related to the Armenian issue, accommodation for the migrating Muslims, building and repairing of the non-Muslim institutions, historical artefact smuggling and tribal clashes.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this sub-series are 1313-1315.

This series includes 83 documents from the Office of Imperial Edicts (Name-i Hümayun Kalemi) belonging to the records between 1100-1207/1699-1792.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1174-1341.

This subseries includes the letter-like documents written to the sultan and on behalf of him; letters written by the prince, kings, emperors and other state presidents to the sultan through Palace Secretariat Başkatipliği, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and embassies and the letters written by the sultan; the sultan’s letter of thanks and congratulations to his relatives and others on the occasions of (accession to the throne), bairams, condolence, and so on.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1284-1327.

The subseries called the Officially Presented Documents of Yıldız Grand Vizierate (Yıldız Sadâret Husûsî Maruzât Evrakı) includes the private requests presented to the court by the Grand Vizierate office so as to inform the sultan about the domestic or foreign problems and events. The documents deal with Şarki Rumelia and Armenia questions, Crete question, Egypt question, Italia’s intervention in Africa and so on. It also includes writings about international affairs and Ottoman State’s policy, foreign press’ articles about the Ottoman State, and correspondence regarding these writings.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1294-1326.

This subseries includes documents from the (unit) office that managed the procedures between the Ottoman State and foreign states.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1341.

This series includes the public’s presentations about various issues, ranging from the collection of grain tax to property suit, debt collection, tax collection, enteoff, transportation of goods and cereals as well as writings regarding the decrees and ordinances written to the vizier, governor-general, provincial governor, kadi and sub-district governor and the letters written to Supreme Council (Divan-ı Humayun) by the officials in the provinces such as vizier, governor-general and provincial governor.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1256-1341.

This subseries largely includes the opinions of the Railway Board, The Directory of Roads and Bridges (Turuk ve Meabir İdaresi), the Agricultural Bank (Ziraat Bankası), the Imperial Press and the Ministry of Commerce and Public Works engineers; the contracts with Hamidiye-Hedjaz Railway Commission, Construction Directorate and foreign companies; the official price lists promulgated by Istanbul Broker Exchange; and the correspondences with Hedjaz Railway Commission, Anatolian Ottoman Railway Company, the Translation Office Clerkship of Ministry of Trade and Public Works (Ticaret ve Nafia Nezareti Tercüme Odası Katibliği), the Public Works Commission of Ankara Province (Ankara Vilayeti Nafia Komisyonu) and trade courts.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1284-1327.

This subseries includes correspondence between the Grand Vizierate and ministries and offices in Constantinople.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1309.

This subseries includes documents on a variety of subjects related to Lebanon (trade, education, finance, justice and military matters).
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1256-1309.