Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- H.942-M.1961 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
5739 registers
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Digital images were obtained from the Istanbul Mufti's Office.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
This catalog is based on the compilation of digital data obtained from 5739 registers in the Istanbul Mufti's Office (Meşihat) Archive. The registers span from the 16th to the 20th centuries and encompass records from various offices, including Şeyhülislamlık, Rumelian Qadiasker, Anatolian Qadiasker, Nakibüleşraf (chief of the noble notables), Istanbul and Bilad-ı Selase Qadiliks. Additionally, it includes registers related to the Bab-ı Meşihat councils and documents shedding light on the activities of certain members of the religious scholars' class. The digital versions of these 5739 registers are accessible for examination within the ISAM Library.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The Mashīkhat Archive, consisting of 5739 registers whose digital images and register lists were obtained from the Istanbul Mufti's Office, was classified into 5 fonds, 25 series and 411 subseries during the transfer process to AtoM.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- Arabic
- Persian
- Ottoman Turkish
- Turkish
Script of material
- Arabic
Language and script notes
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
Şeyhülislamlık (Bab-ı Meşihat) arşivi defter kataloğu / [hazırlayanlar]: Bilgin Aydın, İlhami Yurdakul, İsmail Kurt, İstanbul : Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı İslâm Araştırmaları Merkezi (İSAM), 2006.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
Genre access points
Description control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
Script(s)
Sources
Archivist's note
The classification of the archive was made by Neslihan Aracı Güler based on the Catalog of the Şeyhülislamlık (Bab-ı Meşihat) Archive.