Born in Herzegovina according to registry books Ottoman civil officials

With the declaration of Tanzimat in the Ottoman Empire in 1839, the western world was taken into consideration and the introduction of western innovations accelerated. As a result of the innovations made, bureaucracy gained importance in the Ottoman Empire and significant increases were observed in the recruitment of civil servants. There was no record of civil servants from previous years kept by the central administration in the Ottoman Empire. Ultimately, II. During the reign of Abdülhamit, centralization efforts were emphasized and these efforts accelerated. From the need to keep track of civil servants II. During the reign of Abdülhamit, an institution called the Sicill-i Ahval Commission was established. Thanks to this commission, Sicill-i Ahval books were created in which the records of civil servants would be kept. Sicill-i Ahval books contain information about civil servants in the Ottoman Empire. In this book, about civil servants; places of birth, dates of birth, father's name, father's profession, places of education, languages he knows, family nicknames, nationality, age at which he started his duty, status of starting his duty, places where he worked, salaries he received during his term of office, rank he received for his service, There is information in the Sicill-i Ahval books about many issues such as medals, decorations and penalties, if any. This study, which was conducted about the civil servants who served in the Ottoman Empire, was handled using the Sicill-i Ahval Books and 42 Herzegovina-born civil servants identified in this study were examined. Keywords: Ottoman Empire, Hersek, Sicill-i Ahval Logs, officials.