The transliteration and evaluation of the number 500 of Court Records of Afyon Karahisâr-ı Sâhip

Sharia records are one of the main sources of history. It has always whetted the appetite of history researchers due to the variety and richness of the documents it contains. It has become one of the indispensable sources from which clues are sought to solve a historical event or a knot. This registry book contains rich records that shed light on the social, legal and economic structure of the period. The cases in the documents reveal in detail the relationships between the parties and the role of the court. In addition, the registry provides data on a wide range of issues from tradesmen's activities in the region to family matters. The examined records provide important clues about the functioning of the sharia order in the Ottoman provinces. This master's thesis we have prepared consists of translating the Afyon Karahisâr-ı Sâhip Record of Sharia Numbered 500 from 1644-1645 AD into modern Turkish and evaluating the documents in it in terms of subject and content. In this process, we remained faithful to the document and made a systematic analysis, using the document analysis method to bring the data into scientific research. Thus, we both made the historical text available to researchers and provided the opportunity to evaluate the data regarding the social, legal and administrative structure of the period in a healthy way. We think that we have contributed to urban historiography to some extent with this study.