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Registers known as sicillât-ı şer'iyye, kadı registers, court registers and sharia registers, contain documents such as ilam, hüccet, vakfiye, berat and ferman recorded by qadi or naips. In this respect, the documents in the sharia registers are generally divided into two parts as those sent to the qadi by the Ottoman government or statesmen and those issued by the qadi or naips. Sharia registers, which have a rich variety of subjects in terms of the documents they contain, are important sources in the fields of economy, law and social history. In addition, there are also notes and poetries recorded by qadi, regent or clerks in the registers. Poetries can provide information about the period in which they were written, beyond showing the cultural level and area of interest of the person who wrote them. In this study, the poetries found in the Manisa sharia registers of the first half of the eighteenth century will be discussed. In this sense, it is aimed to contribute to the field of Classical Turkish Literature in addition to the cultural history of Manisa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This criminal history study of the Ruse (Rusçuk) district of the Ottoman Empire is based on analyzing court records (sharia register). In the study, which aims to reveal a small section of the application of the punishment concept in the Ottoman provinces, the court provisions were determined. These provisions were classified according to the type of punishment, and then inferences were made. The study comprised three parts, excluding the introduction and conclusion. At first, the history and socio-economic conditions of the city of Ruse were examined. In the second part, the Ottoman period practices of Islamic criminal law were investigated with a general and theoretical perspective. In this way, it was desired to create a basis for the third party. The last part looks at the punishments given to the criminals in Ruse in a variety of ways, based on the court records from the 18th century. Writing about the crime and punishment history of the Ottoman Empire is especially important because the negatives are memorable and show more clearly what should have happened. In addition, the comparison possibility with today is another sign that shows the need for more studies on the subject. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]