Abstract:

Although human beings introduced foundations, the foundations are still among the works of art that human beings have harmed. Jelali events started in the end of XVI. century and continued in the first half of XVII. century. During Jelali events that caused security vacuum in Anatolia, both buildings in city center were demolished and agricultural activities in rural areas were prevented. Ankara Sancak, together with the city center and the rural areas was seriously damaged by these events. It is necessary to research whether the power that the bandits won in Ankara continues in later periods or not. Now that Karen Barkey stands up for the idea that banditry contributed to the Ottoman centralization, it is necessary to understand the dimensions of the communication that these groups had with the government. One of the basic resource types that can answer to the questions of why the banditry groups that gained power in the city centers in the first half of XVII. century couldn’t maintain its dominance in the following period, couldn’t harm to the foundation property, withdrew an and focused more on the road bandits is court records (şer’iye records). The damage that bandit groups caused in Ankara foundation areas and real estates in the centuries mentioned in the study will be tried to be commented on by using court records.

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