Sanjak of Karahisar-ı Sahib according to the şer`iyye sicili numbered 578

IV SUMMARY In this work, Karahisâr-ı Sâhib Şer'iyye Sicili Numbered 578 pertaining to the period between H.(1263-1264) and M.(1847-1848) was studied. This register, which belongs to the Sanjak of Karahisâr-ı Sâhib, carries great importance as it includes many documents on the Ottoman Empire concerning general issues such as money-price, buying and selling, tax, foundations, etc. While translating the text of the Şer'iyye Sicili in the Ottoman language into Turkish, the content of the orijinal text, words and sentence structures were not changed. The main text was read whit the simple transcription method. Adjektives and compound words were written within the grammar rules of Persian, Arabic and Turkish languages. The letters "ayın", "hemze", "long a", "long i", and "long u" in the Ottoman text were shown as ('), ('), (â), (î), (û) respectively. 206 documents takings place in the register were transcribed. Thesis consists of three main parts except introduction and conclusion. In the introduction part physical and political history of Karahisâr-ı Sâhib were appraised and general information on şer'iyye sicilleri were given. In the Jst part: the şer'iyye sicili numbered 578 was introduced and document types being in the rejister were explained with examples. In the End part: the documents relating to the administrative, physical, economic and social structure of Karahisâr-ı Sâhib were classified. According to this, in the part concerning the administrative and physical structure, officials and professors, names of districts, sub-districts, villages, streets and roads, historical monuments and foundations such as inns, bathhouses, fountains, mosgues and medresses were identified and appraised. In the part relating to the economic structure, profesion groups, tax types and animals, prices on cereals, goods and ornament goods were determined and appraised. In the social structure part, matters like population, marriages, divorces, subsistence, guardianship, procuration, inheritance, books were evaluated. In the IDrd part: summaries of the documents were given with their dates. The transcription of the text, with its original content was given.In the Conclusion part: Final remarks about the complete work were given. By making use of these evaluations and also the other sources, a reference work concerning Afyon for the researches on the period of the register numbered 578 was tried to be prepared.