Transkription and analysis of Ayntab şer'iyye recordsnumbered 174 (1187-1189) (S. 1-137)

The court records of Şer'iye Sicilleri (Şeri'iye Records) reflects the political and social structure, cultural heritage and the ecoNomic structure of its period. This work contributes a great deal to the development of Ottoman history and the urban historiography. Our work covers the Şeri'iye Records of Gazaintep city for the period of 1187-1189, which has a significant place in the Turkish history and its culture. Numbered 174 Ayntab Şer'iyye Records Book has a total of pages 258 and the pages of 1-137 have been throughly studied. In this Court Records Book, there are a total of 171 documents for various cases. In addition to this, in the book, there are other documents sent from the central government containing topics such as berat (military rating), imperial orders from sultan as well as records of deeds, obligation for payments, and collection of biographies. These documents, with the help of the court records book, attempted to reveal the social, cultural, ecoNomic and administrative status of the period in Gaziantep province. There is a summary for each transcripted documents in order to facilitate undertanding for the readers. Key Words: Judicial Records, Gaziantep, Ottoman, Hujjat, Law