Abstract:

Waqfs which are defined as the donations of a good or property for a charity have a significant role in the fulfilment of religious, educational and social deeds. Ottoman Wagfs are not confined to help only the poors. Thanks to the system of Waqfs much of the services peculiar to the state and municipality were being carried out by the individuals without burdening the municipality and the public. Information about these foundations which meet a great deal of requirements of the society can both be reached through foundation-certificate charters, originally known as waqfiye that functions the regulations of the waqfs and by means of other sources. Religious law records, originally termed as Sharia Register which have the court records of that period are one of these crucial sources. Religious law records which are also known as Khadı (Muslim Judge) records hold valuable data about the period and region that they are written. Records about Waqfs are those of the valuable information. In this study, according to Bitlis Sharia Registers numbered 298, 333, 411 and 412 foundation-certificate charters will tried to be dealt with