The First Şer`iyye Sicili of Antakya

The purporse of my MA study which is about the First Şer'iyye Sicili of Antakya is to present the academics with the documents by rewriting in the new Turkish Alphabet, and give information about the general situation of Antakya at the beginning of the 18' th century. The Şer'iyye sicil defteri which is the theme of my study belongs to the years between 1708-1711 (1120-1122 pertainiy to hegira) and composed of 253 documents. There are various kinds of documents such as: Hüccet, ÎTam, Buyuruldu, Ferman, Berat, Mürasele, Temessük, Vakfiye, Tezkire, Keşfname, Arz-ı hal, Veraset I' lamı, İnha, Yafte, Tereke, Zehair and Müfredat Defteri. The şer'iyye sicil defters have always been the first hand sources that enlighten us about the religious, military, economic and administrative features of the periods they belong to. In this respect The First Şeriyye Sicil Defteri gives us some very important clues and ideas about the social and economical life of Antakya before the Lale era. It is possible to learn from the documents about the population, cultere, and something more about the conflict in the social life When the names of the villages and towns examined it is found out that they still have the same names. In addition to these, We can also learn about jobs goods used in daily life, officials worked in the area and taxes. This study is composed of four Parts. In the first part the classification of the First Şer'iyye Sicil Defteri of Antakya is done. In the second part the historical and geographical features of Antakya are mentioned. In the third part the names of the residental areas, officials in the area, and types of taxes are mentionedin the fourth part The First Şer'iyye Sicil Defteri is rewritten in the new Turkish Alphabet. All the informations are taken from various dictionaries and written products. We can learn about the administrative, economic, social and religious life of Antakya end Ottoman Empire at th© beginning of th© 18*th Century.