Search State Archives and Ottoman Documents from the 1800s to Today: DABİS!

SITE NAME AND LINKS:

• Site Name: T.R. Presidency State Archives – Document Scanning System (DABİS) and Digital Publications

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• Official URL: https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/ (Document Scanning System: https://katalog.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/)

• Origin / Service Language: Türkiye (T.R. Presidency State Archives) / Turkish

• Free PDF Archive Books: devletarsivleri.gov.tron"Our Publications" section.

• Yesterday I went to scan old newspapers Gaste Archive; So how about going beyond newspapers? the edicts of the Ottoman Empire itself, the will of the sultan, the population and land registry records of your hometown village/district 150-200 years ago, telegrams of the War of Independence and the decisions of the Council of Ministers in the first years of the Republic original handwriting and typewritten images on your own computer? Millions of documents, which in the past could only be seen by history professors with special permission by going to the archive buildings in Istanbul and Ankara, State Archives Document Scanning System (katalog.devletarsivleri.gov.tr), it is now on the screen of every citizen who has an e-Government password!

  Moreover, you don't need to know Ottoman Turkish (old script)! Because archive experts have collected millions of documents summary in modern Turkish, its history and the names of places/people mentioned in it is indexed to the system. When you write the name of your own district, village, historical figure or event in the search box; You can read both the Turkish summary of the official document written in 1850 about that place and see the high-resolution original image with a single click!

• STEP BY STEP USE:

  1. From your browser https://katalog.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/ and "Login with e-Government" button. Log in for free with your ID number.

  2. From the search tabs at the top of the screen "Ottoman Archive", "Republic Archive" or "Foreign Relations Archive" section.

  3. "Word" box, enter the name of the village/district you are curious about, a historical event or institution (for example "Amasya", "Railway", "Hilal-i Ahmer" or "Clock Tower") and "Search" button.

  4. In the results listed, the document Hijri/Gregorian Date, Fund Code and Summary; next to Picture (Image) icon to open a high-resolution digital copy of the original edict, map or official letter on the screen!

  5. If you are looking for ready-compiled PDF books without password https://www.devletarsivleri.gov.tr/on the home page"Our Publications" menu and Cities, Foreign Policy, Foundations in Ottoman Documents in full-text PDF for free!

• REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITS: DABIS catalog scanning and reviewing digitized document images are free of charge with e-Government login. Only the catalog summary of some documents whose digital scanning has not been completed yet appears (a digitization request can be created for these documents through the system).

• PRIVACY AND SECURITY: T.R. It is the official system of the Presidential State Archives. The login process is done directly through the official e-Government Gateway. The image below of the documents you use in your research or content Fund and File Code (e.g. BOA. İ.DH. ...) as the source ensures scientific accuracy.

• ADVANTAGES, DISADVANTAGES AND WHOM IT IS SUITABLE FOR:

  • Advantages: Millions of first-hand official Ottoman and Republic documents, ease of search with Turkish document summaries for those who do not speak Ottoman, 150+ free PDF archive books, 100% official and ad-free.

  • Disadvantages: Knowledge of Ottoman Turkish (rika/divani calligraphy) is required to read the full text (line by line, except for the summary) of the original document images in the Ottoman Archive.

  • Who is it suitable for: Content creators who produce history and time travel videos (especially Zeynep Time Traveler, history/literature students, local history researchers and anyone who is curious about the past of their own country.

• BRIEF CONCLUSION: Click here to see how the district or neighborhood where you were born was recorded in Ottoman records 150 years ago. katalog.devletarsivleri.gov.tr and search for your district name; The historical documents you will encounter will take you on a journey through time!