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This study is the XVIII Kastamonu City of the important cultural centers of the Turkish culture history. and XIX. It focuses on its structure, development and foundation institutions in the first half of the century. For this purpose, in the period concerned, the religious educational institutions of the city of Kastamonu, the places of worship, the charity institutions and the commercial structures that form the center of the city, were studied based on the Hurufat Books from the Ottoman archives. As known as the 18th edition of the book. and XIX. In the first half of the century, as the Ottoman bureaucracy took a significant place in the order, the scope of this work was also limited to this period. In fact, because Hurufat records are kept accidentally, it also provides remarkable information in terms of the 150-year history of the Ottoman centers. This study has achieved significant results on the Kastamonu city organization, foundation institutions and the functions of these institutions in the city life.

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This study focuses on Kastamonu City in XVIII and the first half of the XIX centuries as one of the important cultural centers in the Turkish cultural history, with its structure, development and its foundation institutions. For this purpose, in that period, religious education institutions, places of worship, charities and commercial buildings that constitute the bazaar center of Kastamonu city are elaborated on the basis of Hurufat Notebooks from the Ottoman archive documents. As it is known, since Hurufat Notebooks having an important place in the Ottoman bureaucracy in XVIII and the first half of the XIX centuries consist of small administrative units; the scope of this study was limited to this period. As a matter of fact, since Hurufat notebooks are kept on the basis of the small administrative units, they also provide remarkable information in terms of examining the center-rural relations of the Ottoman history for about 150 years. This study aims to reveal some important results about Kastamonu city with its organization, foundation institutions and the functions of these institutions in the city life.