From the Ottoman and early Republican periods: bonds and promissory notes, title deeds, share certificates, a mortgage document, a court deed (hüccet), a repair permit and a Bar Association receipt.
Court deed (hüccet) for a property sale
Date: AH 1249 / AD 1833
Court deed (hüccet) concerning the purchase and sale of real property; the text opens with the formula "Vech-i tahrir-i huruf budur ki" ("the reason for writing these lines is that").
Repair permit for a house in Selamsız
Date: AH 1298 / AD 1881
Permit issued for repairs to the plaster, floors and balconies of the house of Yorgi, a shoemaker, at No. 13 Topal Osekyan Street in the Selamsız neighborhood.
Selânik sened-i hâkânî (title deed)
Date: June 1317 (1901)
Sened-i hâkânî (Ottoman-era title deed) relating to Selânik.
Bosphorus Beykoz Park Ottoman Joint-Stock Company share certificate
Date: 1914
Share certificate of the Bosphorus Beykoz Park Ottoman Joint-Stock Company, in Ottoman Turkish and French.
Istanbul Tramway and Electricity Company share certificate
Date: 1917
Share certificate of the Istanbul Tramway and Electricity Company (Tramways & Électricité de Constantinople).
Note issued in Istanbul
Date: November 17, 1924
Receipt for 200 lira issued in Istanbul by the Galata firm Burkhard Gantenbein & Cie; the cachet on the stamps is dated November 17, 1924.
Trabzon title deed
Date: 1926
Title deed relating to Trabzon, dated 1926.
Promissory note
Date: 1929
Promissory note dated 1929, bearing a revenue stamp.
Türk Atlas Silk Textile Factory promissory note
Date: September 7, 1931
Promissory note of the Türk Atlas Silk Textile Factory, dated 1931.
Mortgage document
Date: October 22, 1931
Mortgage document dated 1931, bearing revenue stamps and a seal.
Istanbul Bar Association professional fee receipt
Date: March 8, 1938
Professional fee receipt of the Istanbul Bar Association, dated 1938.
