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[edit | edit source]

The Rpublic Archive Compound
Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
Gayret Mahallesi 95. Street No:3
06170 Yenimahalle/ANKARA, Turkey

Telephone: +90 (312) 307 9000 (Ankara Central)
Fax: (0312) 315 10 00
E-mail: dab@devletarsivleri.gov.tr


The Ottoman Archives Complex
Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey
İmrahor Street
Sadabad, Kagithane
Istanbul, Turkey

Telephone: +90 (212) 314 9000 (İstanbul Central)
Fax: (0212) 314 90 01
E-mail: dab@devletarsivleri.gov.tr


  • Cadastral Department Archives [Tapu ve Kadastro Umum Mudurlugu Arşivi], in Ankara and Istanbul

  • Armenian Apostolic Patriarchate, Istanbul
  • Armenian Catholic Archbishopric, Istanbul

Libraries[edit | edit source]

  • Sulaymaniye Library in Istanbul
  • Ethnographic Museum, in Ankara

Museums[edit | edit source]

  • Topkapi Museum, in Istanbul

Record Offices[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]