No. 30 Mühimme Book [s.248-370] (Transcription, document summary and index)

One of the most important boks kept in the Ottoman Empire in the Divan-i Humayun are Mühimme Books. Issues which were discussed in the Divan and important political, military, administrative, and economic issues of the state about domestic and international were recorded by a committee of clerks under chairman ship the control reisü'l-küttab. We have worked on No. 30 Mühimme Book (s.248-370) is a book of 1577 year. This book comprises a number of issues especially some of banditry, construction of the some castle sand their repairment activities, ensuring of meat expenses of Istanbul, assignments of some sancakbeys, preservation of city and towns. The book contains enlightening information about the period. In this study, a transcription of the pages between 248 and 370 of Mühimme Book Number 30 were made and judgment summaries were issued. Then the introduction and evaluation of the book were made and the index was added by the end of the thesis. Keywords: Ottoman Empire, Mühimme, Bandits, Expense, Castle