According to the tamettuat registers the socioeconomic structure of Karamik township

In this study, the socioeconomic and demographic structure of Karamık Township, which is located within the boundaries of Sahib-i Karahisar Sanjak, in the province of Hudavendigar, has been examined. The main resources of this study are temettuat registers (ML_VRD_TMT_d_ 08380-6 ) in the Ottoman Archives. By examining these registers, it is aimed to determine the demographic structure of Karamık Township, its activities on agriculture and animal husbandry, and the revenues and taxes paid for these activities in 1844.Karamık, located within the boundaries of Çay Province in Afyonkarahisar, is a settlement which is on the trade routes and an administrative center during the Ottoman period. Although it is indefinite, there are some claims that the Battle of Myriokephalon, a battle between the Byzantine Empire and the Seljuk Turks in Phrygia on September 17, 1176, took place in Karamık district. The aim of this study is to determine the demographic structure, agricultural lands, agricultural production, the number of animals, occupations, families, and the amount of taxes paid in Karamık Township. According to the information gathered, Karamık is an Ottoman township with a whole population of Muslims who are engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry in the above mentioned period.