City of Afyonkarahisar in the second half of eighteenth century: A research on physical, social and economic structure

New studies and researches have been conducted about the Ottoman cities and new findings and interpretations add new perspectives to our vision of Ottoman Cities. In this study, city of Afyonkarahisar examined with physical, social and economic aspects in the second half of 18th century. This study consists of a preface and three chapters. The Court Records and the Archive Documents were used as sources.The city that built around the castle of Afyonkarahisar had been developed in fifteenth century. Demographic conditions, neighborhoods, the relationships between social stratifications and classes have been examined in eighteenth century. Besides, the role of courts, security, the daily life in the family, the conditions of women and children with the examples from daily life had been studied. In addition, the effective institutions in the administration of social life, the features of economic institutions and artisan organizations were evaluated.