Maliyeden Müdevver (Mad. d) 03618 numbered Cyprus of Cizye Books: Transciription and evalution

In the introduction part of this thesis study which is about ?Cizye Books? belongs to Cyprus (poll tax payed by non-Muslims till 1856 for liberation from military duty in the Ottoman Empire) that is registered under the grant number 03618 in the Prime Ministry Ottoman Empires? Archives catalogues, the political history of Cyprus before and during the Ottoman Empire is studied. The second half of the seventeenth century that cizye books were written during this period is discussed under a separate heading.In the second part of this study, a brief discussion on cizye books and cizye count during Ottoman Empire is made and research studies on cizye books are examined in order to highlight the scientific and historical importance of cizye books under the grant number 03618.In the third part of this study translation of ?Township?, ?Neighborhood?,? Village? and ?Person? words in the cizye books to Latin characters are studied.In the conclusion part of this study, information gathered after the investigation of cizye books are discussed and the importance of cizye books are highlighted since it gives information about Lefkoşa and figured out its neighborhood during the second half of the seventeenth century. In addition, a table related to Lefkoşa?s neighborhood units is formed by comparing cizye books (research topic of this thesis study) and Kadi Registry Books under the grant number 5 in the archives of the Department of Foundations of Cyprus .Keywords:Cizye Books, Ottoman Empire, Cyprus, Nicosa.