Abstract:
The first census, described as modern in the Ottoman Empire, was conducted in
1830-1831. The population books, which appeared as a product of this census are of
great importance in historical research. The population books provide important
information about the demographic structure of the settlements. These notebooks,
which provide detailed information about the population living in these settlements
are one of the important sources referenced in local history research. The work we
are working on provides important and original information about the demographic
structure of Küçükçekmece. No previous work has been done on this work. For this
reason, we decided to study the “Çekmece-i Sagir population book No.
3904”belonging to the year H 1247/M 1831.
This thesis is a transcription and Evaluation Study on Çekmece-I Sagir
[Küçükçekmece] non-Muslim Reaya books, numbered 3904, from the population
registry records, which were implemented in the last periods of the Ottoman Empire
and continued at intervals. The book we examined belongs to the year Hijri 1247/
Miladi 1831. This manuscript has a total of 22 leaflets, the type of writing is
Rika. Red in the title sections; In the lower part of the black ink is used in this book,
there is no ink distribution so the writing is legible. With our work, information
about the socio-cultural history and demographic structure of Küçükçekmece, which
is under the administration of the Ottoman Empire will be available.
