Bergama district foundations according to hurufat books

Bergama, one of the important settlements of Anatolia throughout human history, hosted these by remaining under the rule of Lydia, Persia, Macedonia, Selevkos, Rome, Byzantium, Menteşe and Karesi until it came under Ottoman rule. During the Ottoman period, social works were built in Bergama and the region showed great architectural development. Foundations established by philanthropists have a great impact on this development. In this context, type books were used to obtain some information about the foundation buildings in Bergama. In the Archives of the General Directorate of , there are 23 typebooks regarding the Bergama district, and 590 records have been identified. Although the records cover the years 1691-1834 and belong to a period of 143 years, they mostly date back to the 18th century. It belongs to the century. Administrative officials of the region, which has the status of a township, and foundation buildings such as mosques, masjids, lodges, lodges, madrasahs, schools, inns and baths were searched in the typeface records. In addition, an attempt was made to determine the construction dates of the foundation buildings, who built them, their income, how long they survived, their staff and the wages they received. These data obtained from the Hurufat books were supported by the court records, the state archives directorate, the tevliyet and tevcih book, the archives of the general directorate of foundations and the sources previously written on the district.