The Adana Court Registry Number 8 (H.1245-1249 / m.1830-1834-s.1-50)

The religious court record is an important source in terms of paving the way for our history. The documents contain important information about the administrative, social and economic aspects of the Ottoman Empire. Since records are kept by court officials, they are important as a primary source. ''The Adana Religious Court Record Number 8'' has rich information in terms of content. In this record, information is given about the administrative, social, ethnic, religious and economic structure of Adana. In the relevant periods of Adana Province; Inheritance lawsuits based on estate cases, assets and liabilities issues, assault and extortion events, and issues related to sending soldiers to the east and Cyprus Island are included. It is also mentioned that taxes, exported goods and the exile of officials such as the regentship/governor who do not fulfill their duties are exiled to other places. In the translated part of The Adana Religious Court Record Number 8, the names of 52 settlement, 5 sanjaks, 5 districts, 5 villages-wicks, 1 town, 1 township were identified. In addition, the names of 4 tribes and 5 jamaats appear in the record. It is reflected in the documents that there are people who came and settled in Adana from the surrounding provinces and that the city received immigration from various states and sanjaks. It is seen that there are settlements consisting of different ethnic and religious communities. In addition, religious conversion incidents were also found in record. The majority of Adana's people are Turkmen. Apart from these, communities such as Arabs, Kurds and Armenians also lived.