The transcription and evaluation of the R.1325/A.D.1909 dated Nevsâl-i Osmânî

Salname (yearbook) and nevsals (private yearbooks) are sources that contain information about institutions and individuals related to the year they belong to, as well as information that would facilitate the work of the public. Among these, those prepared by the state were called "salname" and those prepared by institutions and individuals were called generally "nevsal". The Nevsal-i Osmani is one of these nevsals and it was published for only four years. None of these has been studied so far. The Nevsal-i Osmani dated R.1325/A.D.1909 was chosen as the subject of this study because it was the first Nevsal-i Osmani published and the first nevsal of the Constitutional Monarchy II. In the nevsal, anti-Abdülhamid II seen in the nevsal and mentioning those who made an effort for the establishment of the constitutional administration with praise shows the mentality of the period. In the first part of the study, information about yearbooks and nevsals is given, and in the second part, the nevsal is evaluated. In the third part, the Latin letter transcription of the nevsal is given. When the looking at the contents of the nevsal, in the beginning a yearly calendar, the important days of Muslims and Christians, the weather in Istanbul, the time in other countries when it was 12:00 in Istanbul, and some famous events has been seen. Then there is brief information about Islamic rulers (Four Caliphs, Sufyaniye, Marwaniye, Abbasiye, Khorasan Seljuks, Iraqi Seljuks, Konya Seljuks and Abbasies of Egypt) and Ottoman sultans. Afterwards, there is information about Ottoman princes, administrators, ministers, governors, mutasarrifs, commanders, ambassadors, parliamentarians, provinces, sanjaks, officer, official offices and museums, foreign states, duchies, principalities, and famous people who died in the Ottoman Empire within a year. Finally, domestic events that took place in the Ottoman Empire within a year are listed in a table. There are nearly two hundred illustrations in the book. Keywords: Salname, Nevsal, Islamic Rulers, Ottoman State Departments, European States, Ottoman Statesmen.