Abstract:

The main purpose of this study is to identify and classify Ottoman Archive documents related to Urfa city in Southeastern Anatolia and to assess these documents in sections. In line with this purpose, the documents transferred to electronic space in Turkish Presidency State Archives of the Republic of Turkey, Department of Ottoman Archives are analysed and the documents related to Urfa history are identified and transferred. These documents are explained in sections and contain various important information about the administrative, cultural, military, religious and economic structure of Urfa. Another purpose of this study is to identify first-hand resources which can be used in Urfa urban history and to present these resources to the knowledge of the researchers. This study will fill the gap in this field since there are no studies in this type regarding Urfa history. At the beginning of the study, the book and thesis about Urfa were briefly mentioned and resources related to Urfa in Turkish Presidency State Archives of the Republic of Turkey, Department of Ottoman Archives are assessed in sections.

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