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The family, which has existed since ancient times and is a universal institution, constitutes the basic unit and core of the society; The formation and structure of the family varied according to time, place and culture. In this context, it does not seem possible to talk about a uniform family model in the Ottoman Empire, which maintained its dominance over a wide geography and had a multicultural structure. Although the rules regulating the family institution in the Ottoman Empire were based on Islamic law, it showed a unique evolution unlike other Islamic states and societies. Uluborlu District, the registry records of the accident and the example of the regulation on the formation of the famlyin the Tanzimat period will be examined The family structure of the accident and the formation of the family by examining the estate, marriage, mahr, divorce and alimony records in the sharia registers of the Uluborlu District covering the years 1856 and 1876; The effects of the intellectual structure and reforms of the Tanzimat period on the Uluborlu family structure and formation are emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]