Appeal at shaykh al- Islam: The record of Hasan Hayrullah Efendi's appeal

In this work, one of the most important elements of Ottoman ilmiye institution was the cases which discussed in the presence of the Sheikh Al-İslam has been studied with the primary sources. These records were known as ''Huzur Murafaası''. The registered defter numbered 051 which studied in this work is available in the Meşihat archives. The parts of the defter which includes the Sheik al-Islam period of Hasan Hayrullah Efendi (38A, 73A) was trascripted. The first case in the defter was dated in November 21, 1867 and the last one is April 24, 1869. There were 58 cases in 18 months. That means roughly there were three cases per month. It could be said that in the light of the transcription of this defter a detailed research has been done for the contents of the cases and the officers in the court.