Transkription and analysis of Ayntab Şer'iyye records numbered 42 (h.992-994/1003-1004 m.1584-1586/1594-1595) (s.1-112)

The court records of Şer'iye Courts (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 urban history. Our work covers the Şeri'iye Records of Ayıntab city for the period of H. 992-994/1003-1004 M. 1584-1586/1594-1595, which has a significant place in the Turkish history and its culture. Numbered 42 Ayntab Şer'iyye Records Book has a total of 450 pages and the pages of 1-112 have been throughly studied. In this book contained Kadı records, there are a total of 457 documents for various cases, such as the debt and liabilities issues, robbery, appointment of guardianship, marriage, inheritance, alimony, and divorce. 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 Ayntab province. There is a summary for each transcripted documents in order to facilitate undertanding for the readers. Key Words:Judicial Records, Gaziantep, Ottoman Empire, Law, Kadı