18. telhis, buyuruldu and century magazine description

Periodicals of Münşeat contain a considerable amount of resource material for Ottoman history researches. The author and publication date of the periodical which constitutes the subject of this research couldn't be exactly determined. The style of the periodical has given the impression that the author tried to put together the types of documents, namely the examples of epitomising, reporting and imperative scripts that were produced by Paşakapısı, which took the place of Divân-ı Hümâyûn in state administration throughout the 18th century. While some of the epitomising belonged to Râgıb Paşa, the owners of many of other epitomising, reports and imperative scripts couldn't be detected. In addition to containing the document copies related to important interstate affairs of the era, the periodical also included document copies of religious and formal ceremonies about daily life in the palace. It may be suggested that the sections of the periodical are well-organised within itself. The copies of epitomising about the political affairs of the era that were belonged to Mehmed Râgıb Paşa were successively arranged. The sections that inform us about the daily life in the palace were also successively arranged. For instance, following a referring to the Nowruz festival, the sorbet drunk in Nowruz and fasd-ı hümâyûn (making cupping to the sultan) were mentioned. It is observed that the document copies of nakl-i hümâyûn (sultan's change of residence, e.g.: to pass the summer), horse ridings, visits and seclusions to the waterfront residences were given successively. The document copies of the ceremonies of cannon casting, sending off the fleet to open seas, launching galleons to sea, sultanate boat construction, holy nights, eid al-fitr and eid al-adha, celebrations of sultan's recovery and etc. were also placed into the article.