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Sultan Abdulhamid II's Title Deed
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Wall Repair Permit
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Permission for Exemption of Building Taxes
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A SULTAN'S TITLE DEED AND TWO WOMEN'S BUILDING DOCUMENTS
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By Derya Nuket Ozer, Tufan Sagnak From Sehmus Dirim Collection Transcription: Sinasi Acar Translation to Modern Turkish: Derya Nuket Ozer, Tufan Sagnak Consultant: Assoc. Prof. Husamettin Aksu Three documents from Ottoman times... A sultan's title-deed, a building permit and a building costs documents of two ladies. The first document in the exhibition belonged to Sultan Abdulhamid II. He was the first sultan to have title deeds to his own personel property. The historical background and the statement referring law of inheritance makes it interesting. The second document is dated 1922 and is an Offical Licence for Building and Repairs. It was issued to Şayeste Hanim, a lady of private means, so that she could have a wall repaired. The headings included in the form, clauses printed on the back concerning Construction Law, the juxtaposition of words just beginning to emerge in the architectural terminology are interesting features of this document. The last document was given to a woman who wished to build a small building and is a permission for exemption of building taxes due to her poor economic situation.
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Sultan Abdulhamid II's Title Deed
This title deed of Sultan Abdulhamid II documents possession of a state farm in Préveza (in today's Greece) passing from state ownership to the Sultan. Abdulhamid II was the first Ottoman sultan to have title deeds to his own personal property. He owned land in Mosul, Kirkuk, Palestine, Eastern Anatolia, Cukurova, ...
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Wall Repair Permit
The document dated 1922 is an Offical Permit issued to Sayeste Hanim for the repair of a garden wall. On the front page exists detailed information about the technical properties of the building and taxes to be paid. On the back page the concerning paragraphs of Construction Law have been printed. The juxtaposition ...
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Permission for Exemption of Building Taxes
Document, dated 1910 was given to Habibe Hanim who wished to transform her stable to a house. It is a permission for exemption of building taxes due to her poor economic situation.
Transcript:
Rami karyesinde Cum'a mahallesinde Bağlar caddesinde dörtyüzonyedi numaralı etrâf-ı râbı' duvarlı mevcûd...
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