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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
TAR656 - Archival Sources and Diplomatics II II. SEMESTER 3 +0 7.5
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. MEHMET TOPAL
Mode of Delivery Face to face
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended Students who take this course are advised to take TAR647 Resource Language III course.
Recommended Resources Kütükoğlu, Mübahat S., (1994), İstanbul, Osmanlı Belgelerinin Dili, Kubbealtı Neşriyat. Recep Karacakaya-İsmail Yücedağ, (2013), İstanbul, Osmanlı Arşiv Vesikaları, İdeal Yay.Başbakanlık Osmanlı Arşivi Rehberi (2000), İstanbul: Osmanlı Arşivi Daire Başkanlığı Yayınları No. 42.
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 The Emergence of the Diplomatics and its Development ( Ottoman Diplomatics)
Week - 2 The Used Abbreviations and Special Characters in the Documents
Week - 3 The Used Signs ( or marks) and Seals in the Documents ( i.e Tuğra, Pençe, İmza, Mühür)
Week - 4 Documents of the Padishah (The Sultan)- Ferman
Week - 5 Documents of the Padishah (The Sultan)- Berat
Week - 6 Documetns of the Padishah ( The Sultan)- Name-i Hümayun
Week - 7 Documents of the Padishah ( The Sultan)- Ahidname ve Hatt-ı Hümayun, İrade-i Seniyye
Week - 8 Documents of the Porte and the Documents in the form Arz (Request)- Buyuruldu, Telhis, Takrir, Arz
Week - 9 The Correspondence Between the Central Government and the Rural Areas- Tahrirat, Şukka (shukka), Telgraf
Week - 10 The Correspondences Intera citeis and intera Bureaus- Tezkire, Kaime, Temessük, Müzekkere
Week - 11 Documents in the Form of Petition an Report- Arz-ı Hal, Mazbata, Arîza, Lâyiha
Week - 12 Documents Regulated by Judicial Organs- Fetva, İlam, Hüccet, Vakfiye
Week - 13 Documents Regulated by Judicial Organs- Fetva, İlam, Hüccet, Vakfiye
Week - 14 General Evaluation

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