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{{Block indent|*Information and documents related to the genealogy research are not available in this archive. For more information, contact the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs of the Ministry of Interior or the civil registry office with which you are affiliated.}}

{{Block indent|*Documents related to local history can be done. }}

{{Block indent|1=*Resettlement records can be provided if the following information is given: Where is the family's origin before immigrating to Türkiye? What year did the family arrive in Türkiye? What are some of the family members' names? Who was the head of the family at the time of arrival?<ref name="useless">"FAQ", Directorate of State Archives, https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/Sayfalar/Sayfa.aspx?icerik=3&h=934515957719AB25DF388559A8E86A767FD99E56CFFDE08AE38B07C4F6D43854, accessed 28 December 2022.</ref>|2=1}}

{{Block indent|*Information and documents related to the genealogy research are not available in this archive. For more information, contact the General Directorate of Population and Citizenship Affairs of the Ministry of Interior or the civil registry office with which you are affiliated.}}

{{Block indent|*Documents related to local history can be done.}}

{{Block indent|1=*Resettlement records can be provided if the following information is given: Where is the family's origin before immigrating to Türkiye? What year did the family arrive in Türkiye? What are some of the family members' names? Who was the head of the family at the time of arrival?<ref name="useless"></ref>|2=1}}

{{Block indent|*The Archive and Library of the Topkapı Palace Museum (Topkapı Sarayı Müzesi) contain some of the most important documents and manuscripts pertaining to Ottoman and Islamic history. The Library (TSMK) and Archive (TSMA) are both located on the grounds of Topkapı Palace in the Sultanahmet district of Istanbul.}}

{{Block indent|* With few exceptions, the archival collection of the Topkapı Palace Museum contains the only extant official records of the Ottoman dynasty for the first two hundred years of its existence. As the archive of the Ottoman dynasty, the collection provides the best material for researchers concerned with the activities of the '''royal family''', as well as the '''functioning of the palace and central state administration'''. }}

{{Block indent|*With approximately 153,000 loose papers and 10,775 registers, TSMA is the largest Ottoman archive after the Ottoman Archives of the Prime Minister’s Office (BOA). Researchers should note that the defters (registers) of the palace archive are '''digitally available at BOA'''.}}

{{Block indent|*The majority of the registers include finance records such as salary registers of palace officials, inventories of the Imperial Treasury, and surveys of religious endowments (evkaf) established by one of the royal family members.<ref>"Hazine Article: Topkapı Palace Museum  Archive and Library", https://hazine.info/topkapiarchiveandlibrary/, accessed 28 December 2022.</ref>}}

{{Block indent|*The Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay, formerly Hilâl-i Ahmer) is a charity organization founded during the late Ottoman period on the model of the Red Cross societies. Its activities in the areas of medicine, care for prisoners of war, and other social services, particularly during the World War I period and the early years of the Turkish Republic.}}

{{Block indent|*In addition to offering a glimpse at late Ottoman medical institutions, social historians of the Ottoman Empire will also be drawn to documentation regarding '''Ottoman prisoners of war, which includes letters about and by Ottoman soldiers. The Red Crescent boasts over 300,000 POW cards from all sides of the conflict containing the names and origins of prisoners, their place of capture, and sometimes other biographical or health information. The collection also contain letters and requests from prisoners of war during the conflict.''' In this regard, researchers of other regions such as Europe or South Asia will find these archives useful as the Red Crescent was the intermediary between the Allies and Allied prisoners held in Ottoman territories.<ref>"Hazine Article: Red Crescent Archives (Turkey)", https://hazine.info/turkish-red-crescent-kizilay-archives-ankara/, accessed 28 December 2022.</ref>]}}

{{Block indent|*Süleymaniye Library is the largest manuscript library in Türkiye and preserves one of the world’s most extensive collections of Islamic manuscripts. Since its establishment in 1918, the library’s vast collection of manuscripts has made it one of the most important centers for researchers working on all periods and regions of the Islamic world. }}

{{Block indent|*The library is located within the Süleymaniye Mosque complex in the Fatih district of Istanbul.}}

{{Block indent|*It is a treasure trove not just for Ottomanists, but also for researchers working on '''all periods of Islamic history''' both within the Ottoman Empire and beyond. }}

{{Block indent|*Biographical dictionaries for the Ottoman period are on the shelves along with other classic reference works on the Ottoman period (mostly in Turkish).}}

{{Block indent|*Islamic marriage records from several mosques may have been deposited here.}}

{{Block indent|*Manuscripts range in copy date from the eleventh century to the twentieth century, with the majority produced in the seventeenth to the early nineteenth centuries. }}

{{Block indent|*Researchers can access a partial electronic catalog of Süleymaniye Library’s materials through the [[http://ktp.isam.org.tr/ Türkiye Kütüphaneleri Veri Tabanı at ISAM].<ref> "Hazine Article: Süleymaniye Library", https://hazine.info/suleymaniye-library/, accessed 28 December 2022.</ref>}}