The transcription of the text of sicilli dated 1231/1232 H. (A.D. 1816-1817) of the Bâb Court of Istanbul

The Transcription of the text of Sicilli dated 1231/1232 H. (A.D. 1816-1817) of the Bâb Court of Istanbul. Şeriyye sicill's which contain copies of the judgements passed in Şeriyye Court's and which are the most important documents of the Ottoman Judicial System exhibit stage by stage, judicial, social, economical and political structure of a period encompassing approxsimately five hundred years. For this reason, they are the most important and reliable documents to be researched on. Our subject matter, sicilli dated 1231/1232 H. (1816-1817) of Ìstanbul Bab Court is one of those documents.In the introduction of our study on this sicili, necessary information about Şeriyye Courts and the Şeriyye Sicills which were kept in them are given. Next to it, the sort of sicili, the description of the court to which it belonged, description of sicili and its evalvation, under different headings of the judgements in groups take place.The basis in the studies of historical texts, must be to obtain the most reliable reading. In this way, the best interpretation of its content by the researcher could be possible. This point, is the most important issue on which I studied earnestly. While doing this, I paid special attention to the orthographical rules of the period concerned. I also compaired propernames with various different sources.Key words; Ottoman States, Şeriyye Sicills, Ìstanbul Bâb Court.