Subseries TR-BOA/Y/PRK-HR - Foreign Affairs

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TR-BOA/Y/PRK-HR

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Foreign Affairs

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  • 1876-01-01-1909-12-31 (Creation)

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Global extent: 3162 files; 5 selected and described items (XLS = 3)

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Yildiz Palace (Y)
(1880-1922)

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Ottoman Archives of the Prime Minister’s Office (BOA)

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Referring to the years 1293-1327/1876-1909 of the daily documents, this catalogue consists of 6577 documents. It also includes writings signed by the ministry of Foreign Affairs with the letterhead of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; official letters written by the embassies, foreign state presidents and upper-rank authorities, and the translations of the letters and other documents like newspaper and journal articles; petitions of The Counsellor of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chief Secretary of Ministry of Foreign Affairs; and translations of the newspaper made by the the Foreign Press Directory Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Hariciye Nezareti Matbuat-ı Ecnebiye Müdüriyeti).
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this subseries are: 1293-1327.

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