Abstract:

While studies are conducted on the social, economic and cultural structure of the Ottoman State, the Population Books located within the Ottoman Archive of the Prime Minister, considering the information they contain in, are very important in terms of the city history. The first population count in the Ottoman state was made in 1831. Since the calculations made in the Ottoman State before 1831 were generally for taxation purposes, the calculations were not sufficient for the identification of the population of the area and the accident. The number 1831 is the first number to be identified for military purposes. In this study, between the years 1256-1260 (1841-1845) in the Hafik accident and in its villages, Muslim male population and household residents were given information about the professions, the personalities, the physical characteristics, and the conditions of disappointment. The information of the Muslim population in the book is translated into today’s Turkish. As a result, the population record has been attempted to reveal the demographic, social and administrative structure of the area.

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