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Issued on the Matters Discussed by the State Council (Şura-yı Devlet)

This subseries includes the correspondences between the Yıldız Palace and such offices as the Tanzimat Office, the Court of First Instance, the Office of Interior Affairs of Council of State (Şura-yı Devlet Muavinliği), Council of State’s Office of Interior (Şura-yı Devlet Dahiliye Dairesi), Council of State’s members, the Court of Appeal (İstinaf Hukuk Mahkemesi), the Civil Service Office of Council of State (Şura-yı Devlet Mülkiye Dairesi) and the Committee of Statistics.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1289-1330.

General correspondence between the office of zaptieh and Yıldız Palace

This subseries includes the correspondences between the office of zaptieh and Yıldız Palace on the whole. It also includes documents resulting from the correspondences with such offices as Beyoğlu Sub-provincial Governorship (Beyoğlu Mutasarrıflığı), Üsküdar Sub-provincial Governorship (Üsküdar Mutasarrıflığı), Beşiktaş Police Centre, İstanbul Police Centre, The General Directory of Prisons (Hapishane-i Umumiye Müdüriyeti), Police Inspectors’ Petitions, Theatres’ Inspectorship and Patrols’ Inspectorship.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1282-1327.

Correspondence with officials

This subseries includes the correspondences with the official persons sent by the court, governorships, lieutenant offices and state for inspection.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1251-1326.

Office of Imperial Protocol

This subseries includes the documents with the letterhead of the Office of Imperial Protocol (Teşrifat-ı Umumiye Dairesi); translations of the documents from the ambassadors and the speeches and addresses that the ambassadors made with the sultan; the dinner parties with the state presidents, ambassadors and so on; the documents concerning the content of the meetings; and the documents about the selamlık and awarding ceremonies for the kings, princes, ambassadors and so on.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1293-1326.

Public works

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.

Foreign documents sent to the Sultan

Covering the dates 1267-1327/1850-1909 and consisting of 6485 documents, this catalogue includes the petitions and journals written to the sultan in a foreign language, the original documents without their translations and the documents in their translations though their originals are absent. Also, it has the bills presented by the foreigners in various subjects; the foreign companies’ petitions including their offers; the invoices and manifestos; the translations whose interpreters are unclear; the unsigned official letters that are interpreted; the writings in a foreign language that are not interpreted; and the printed documents in a foreign language, some interpreted and some not.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1267-1327.

Correspondence between the Court and various Post Offices through the Empire

This subseries includes the correspondences between the court and such offices as Ministry of Posting and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf Nazırı), Galata Post-Office (Galata Postanesi), Manastır Inspectorship of Posting and Telegraph (Manastır Posta ve Telgraf Müfettişliği), Halep Inspectorship of Posting and Telegraph (Halep Telgraf ve Posta Başmüdürlüğü), İstanbul Centre of Telegraphs (İstanbul Telgraf Merkezi), İstanbul Centre of Telegraphs (Beyoğlu Telgraf Merkezi) and the Directory of General Correspondence (Muhaberat-ı Umumiye Müdüriyeti).
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1284-1327.

Sultan’s diplomatic and protocol correspondence

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.

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This subseries includes correspondence from the sultan’s imperial secretaries and senior military officials with the court.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1293-1327.

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