Identity area
Reference code
TR-BOA/Y/A-HUS
Title
Special Petitions
Date(s)
- 1877-01-01-1908-12-31 (Creation)
Level of description
Subseries
Extent and medium
Global extent: 45203 files; 100 selected and described items
Context area
Name of creator
(1880-1922)
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
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.