Social and economic life in Tekirdağ according to court record at the beginning of the 17th century: Source and assessment

One of the most important archival sources of the Ottoman History is the court registers. These historical sources have transferred financial, social and juridical lifes and customs of Ottoman Society. These records include not only public petitions, information about correspondence among state institutions, ferman, berat but also agricultural products grown in the region, foundations, slave and family life. This thesis consists of analysis and transliteration of court record numbered 1531 concerning with Rodosçuk. Besides the place of court records in ottoman history and an overall information about Rodosçuk were released by the beginning of the study. This record that consisting of 56 leaves or 112 pages comprises analysis of the years between 995 and 998, 1033. The current study was set out to explore administrational, social, economical and cultural situation of the Rodosçuk bymeans of Rodosçuk court record numbered 1531. KEY WORDS: OTTOMAN, RODOSÇUK, COURT, NON-MUSLIM, WOMAN, SLAVE