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Coverage and Compliance

Ottoman Census of 1893:
Located in Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü archives

Census Years: 1931, 1936, 1954, 1964, 1973, 1984, 1995, 2006

Information Recorded in the Records

1954 and 1964 Censuses contain:

• Name
• Household Relationship
• Nature of Household (settled vs nomadic)
• Age
• Education
• Marital Status
• Health (disabilities)
• Sex
• Birth Place