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*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | *'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one. | ||
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | *Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them. | ||
== Archives == | == Archives == | ||
'''The Republic Archive Compound (BCA)'''<br> | '''The Republic Archive Compound (BCA)'''<br> | ||
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Telephone: +90 (312) 307 9000 (Ankara Central)<br> | Telephone: +90 (312) 307 9000 (Ankara Central)<br> | ||
Fax: (0312) 315 10 00<br> | Fax: (0312) 315 10 00<br> | ||
Email: dab@devletarsivleri.gov.tr<br> | |||
[https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/Sayfalar/AnaSayfa.aspx?dab Website] | [https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/Sayfalar/AnaSayfa.aspx?dab Website] | ||
:*Information and documents related to the genealogy research are not available in | :*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. | ||
:*Documents related to local history can be done. | :*Documents related to local history can be done. | ||
:*Resettlement records can be provided if the following information is given: Where | :*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> | ||
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'''The Ottoman Archives Complex'''<br> | '''The Ottoman Archives Complex'''<br> | ||
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Telephone: +90 (212) 314 9000 (İstanbul Central)<br> | Telephone: +90 (212) 314 9000 (İstanbul Central)<br> | ||
Fax: (0212) 314 90 01<br> | Fax: (0212) 314 90 01<br> | ||
Email: dab@devletarsivleri.gov.tr<br> | |||
[https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/Sayfalar/AnaSayfa.aspx?dab Website]<br> | [https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/Sayfalar/AnaSayfa.aspx?dab Website]<br> | ||
:*Information and documents related to the genealogy research are not available in | :*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. | ||
:*Documents related to local history can be done. | :*Documents related to local history can be done. | ||
:*Resettlement records can be provided if the following information is given: Where | :*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> | ||
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'''Archive and Library of the Topkapı Palace Museum'''<br> | '''Archive and Library of the Topkapı Palace Museum'''<br> | ||
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Telephone: +90 (312) 293 64 26<br> | Telephone: +90 (312) 293 64 26<br> | ||
Fax: +90 (312) 293 64 36<br> | Fax: +90 (312) 293 64 36<br> | ||
Email: handeu@kizilay.org.tr<br> | |||
[https://hazine.info/turkish-red-crescent-kizilay-archives-ankara/ Hazine Article: Red Crescent Archives (Türkiye)] | [https://hazine.info/turkish-red-crescent-kizilay-archives-ankara/ Hazine Article: Red Crescent Archives (Türkiye)] | ||
:*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. | :*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. | ||
:*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>] | :*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>] | ||
'''Salt Research'''<br> | |||
Bankalar Caddesi 11<br> | |||
Karaköy 34420<br> | |||
Istanbul<br> | |||
Turkey<br> | |||
Telephone: +902123342200<br> | |||
Email: salt.research@saltonline.org<br> | |||
[https://archives.saltresearch.org/ Website]<br> | |||
[https://archives.saltresearch.org/handle/123456789/1453 Household and Families Collection] - Private and professional documents of families who lived in Istanbul around the turn of the 20th century<br> | |||
* Salt Research is a joint project between Kadir Has University and the Istanbul Encyclopedia Archive to document life during the Ottoman Empire and later Turkish Republic. The Households and Families collection contains many records which can be valuable for genealogical research | |||
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[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3ATurkey '''Endangered Archives: Türkiye'''] | [https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3ATurkey '''Endangered Archives: Türkiye'''] | ||
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Telephone: +90 312 413 60 00<br> | Telephone: +90 312 413 60 00<br> | ||
Email: forforeigners@tkgm.gov.tr<br> | |||
[https://www.tkgm.gov.tr/en/land-registry-archive-information-system-tarbis Website] | [https://www.tkgm.gov.tr/en/land-registry-archive-information-system-tarbis Website] | ||
===Church Archives=== | ===Church Archives=== | ||
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34130 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye<br> | 34130 Fatih/İstanbul, Türkiye<br> | ||
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Email: aybaddivan@gmail.com<br> | |||
[http://www.turkiyeermenileripatrikligi.org/site/ Website]<br> | [http://www.turkiyeermenileripatrikligi.org/site/ Website]<br> | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/pages/Armenian%20Patriarchate%20of%20Constantinople/102291633157917/about/?ref=page_internal Facebook]<br> | [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Armenian%20Patriarchate%20of%20Constantinople/102291633157917/about/?ref=page_internal Facebook]<br> | ||
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Phone: +90 212 244 12 58<br> | Phone: +90 212 244 12 58<br> | ||
Email: info@armcatistanbul.org<br> | |||
[https://www.armcatistanbul.org/ Website]<br> | [https://www.armcatistanbul.org/ Website]<br> | ||
== Libraries == | == Libraries == | ||
'''Arab Genealogy Books Online'''<br> | |||
[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/MENA/turkey-books Website]<br> | |||
Open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. Books contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages. | |||
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*[http://digitalcollections.library.ku.edu.tr/cdm '''KOC University Library Digital Collections'''] | *[http://digitalcollections.library.ku.edu.tr/cdm '''KOC University Library Digital Collections'''] | ||
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Telephone: +90 (312) 470 83 83 - 470 82 08<br> | Telephone: +90 (312) 470 83 83 - 470 82 08<br> | ||
Fax : +90 (312) 470 54 71<br> | Fax : +90 (312) 470 54 71<br> | ||
Email: mkbilgi@ktb.gov.tr<br> | |||
[http://www.millikutuphane.gov.tr/ Website]<br> | [http://www.millikutuphane.gov.tr/ Website]<br> | ||
[https://dijital-kutuphane.mkutup.gov.tr/ Digital Catalog] | [https://dijital-kutuphane.mkutup.gov.tr/ Digital Catalog] | ||
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Telephone: (0216) 474 08 50<br> | Telephone: (0216) 474 08 50<br> | ||
Fax: (0216) 474 08 74<br> | Fax: (0216) 474 08 74<br> | ||
Email: kuthane@isam.org.tr <br> | |||
[ | [https://www.isam.org.tr/ Website]<br> | ||
[http://ktp.isam.org.tr/ Search Page] Select "Türkiye Kütüphaneleri VT" (Türkiye Libraries).<br> | [http://ktp.isam.org.tr/ Search Page] Select "Türkiye Kütüphaneleri VT" (Türkiye Libraries).<br> | ||
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:*The library is located within the Süleymaniye Mosque complex in the Fatih district of Istanbul. | :*The library is located within the Süleymaniye Mosque complex in the Fatih district of Istanbul. | ||
:*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. | :*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. | ||
:*Biographical dictionaries for the Ottoman period are on the shelves along with other classic reference works on the Ottoman period (in Turkish | :*Biographical dictionaries for the Ottoman period are on the shelves along with other classic reference works on the Ottoman period (mostly in Turkish). | ||
:*Islamic | :*Islamic marriage records from several mosques may have been deposited here. | ||
:*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. | :*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. | ||
:*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> | :*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> | ||