District of Gireniz/Pamukören (The Ottoman Period) a vertical dimension history study

Gireniz village, which dates back to very old times, is now called Pamukören. Gireniz village, at first, was connected to Kestel (Nazilli) in the time of the Ottoman state, then it is connected to Kuyucak town. In 1955, when the municipal organization was established, it became a town. Today, Pamukören is a neighbourhood connected to the Kuyucak town and Aydın province. This research is a local history study, which is prepared in the light of population, cadastral record books, and dividend that are Ottoman archival resources, and annuals, inscription, information from villagers. In this context, the history of Gireniz was examined by historical documents and it was tried to be revealed. Population registers of H. 1251 /M.1835-36, H. 1256 /M.1840 -41 and the dividend book dated H. 1260-61 /M.1845 have been analyzed to provide comprehensive information about the population, social and economic status of the village. In this research, the names of individuals, population structure, human typology, population movements, occupations, military service, health, families, land and animals, grown products and taxes paid are tried to be evaluated and interpreted. Key words: Gireniz, Tahrir, Population, Temettüat, Local History.