Rumelian Hurufat Register Numbered 1197 in Directorate General of Foundations Archive analysis and transcription (1-120)

The purpose of the preparation of this study is to analyze and transcribe the Rumeli Hurûfât Notebook, numbered 1197, which is preserved in the Archives of the General Directorate of Foundations, and introduce it to the scientific world. The Ottoman Empire is a state that was established and institutionalized with the legacy it inherited from the Turkish-Islamic states before it. With this inheritance, the Ottoman Empire spread over a wide geography over time and became one of the most powerful states of its time. Parallel to this growth, it established its institutions and left its traces on the geography it dominates. The Ottoman Empire has given importance to the foundation institution since its establishment and has built foundation institutions in the economic, social and cultural fields in the geography where it has spread. Parallel to the growth of the empire, the number of foundations he established and the people who benefited from these foundations increased. Hurufat Notebooks; It is one of the series of notebooks in which foundation records are kept and constitutes an important source group in terms of understanding the Ottoman foundation tradition and organization. The notebook that is the subject of this study; XVI. century Ottoman Istanbul and Rumelia and the functioning of these institutions, the appointments, the names of the officials and the wages they received, the changes in duties and the development and change over time.