The transcription and evaluation of Sivas Ahkâm Register 2 (Part between 51 and 100th pages) of sivas

Ahkâm Registers in Divan-ı hümayun's notebook, kept in the Prime Ministry Ottoman Archive, are one of the greatest registers at the Imperial Council. In 1742, they were separated from Muhimme Registers and were continued to be kept until the Second Constitutional Era in accordance with the state principles. The cases in the Ahkâm Registers are those which cannot be resulted in the local courts and they were sent to the Imperial Council. These cases deal with social, executive and economic issues such as assets and liabilities, heritage, murder, usurpation, banditry, seizure of land and property. On that sense, these archives have a rich content as a way to understand that period of Ottoman Empire. The main source of this thesis study constitutes the transcription and assessment of the 2nd Sivas Ahkâm Register (p. 50-111). In the first chapter of the study, the general information will be given as to the registers kept at the Imperial Council. In the second chapter, the judgements will be assessed as to the form and content. In the third chapter, findings and discussion will be made. In the fourth chapter, the transcription of the judgements will be given. In the last part of this thesis study, an evaluation will be carried out as to the findings obtained from the study. Key words: Ottoman Archive, Imperial Council, Ahkâm Registers, Case