2786 numbers Kars province zarushad (Arpacay) sanjak nation polulation book's transcription and evulation

XIX. century has been a century of almost every area of innovation that made for the Ottoman Empire. A number of reforms were carried out during the reign of II. Mahmud in order for the tax system to be restructured and for the government to determine the sources of income. In this direction in 1826 the Janissaries removed by II. Mahmud, instead of it Asakir-i Mansure-i Muhammadiyah was founded. The population census was carried out throughout the country in 1831 for eliminating both military and economic needs of this newly established army. This count made for the male population in the Ottoman Empire, bears the distinction of being the first census in the modern sense.In this study, the population structure of book 2786 belonging to Zarushad Sanjak of Kars province in the Prime Ministry Ottoman Archive Population Notebook Fund was examined. In our thesis study, from the information we obtained from the Population Book, the number of villages (karye), the population of each village, the names of the families living in these karye, and the titles they used were determined. In addition, thanks to the notebook we also have information about living migrations and transfers to the region. Moreover, Population Book No. 2786 allowed the local administrators in the region, namely muhtars, imams and soldiers in office, to reach important details such as disability status, tax exempted persons, local names used by the people, nicknames and physical. Key Words: Population, II. Mahmud, Province of Kars, Zarushad, Arpacay.