Türkiye Archives and Libraries
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- Archives collect and preserve original documents of organizations such as churches or governments. Libraries generally collect published sources such as books, maps, and microfilm.
- 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 FamilySearch Library may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.
Archives
- Turkish National Archives
- National Archives Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi (also referred to as the Prime Ministry Archives)
- Cadastral Department Archives [Tapu ve Kadastro Umum Mudurlugu Arşivi], in Ankara and Istanbul
- Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate, Istanbul
- Armenian Catholic Archbishopric, Istanbul
Libraries
- Sulaymaniye Library in Istanbul
- Ethnographic Museum, in Ankara
- Seat of the Mufti [Müftülük], in Istanbul
- Ottoman yearbooks
- Central and Eastern European Online Library - includes periodicals from Turkey and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
Museums
- Topkapi Museum, in Istanbul<ref name="profile">