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Although the term "mullah" could be used for various coteries, it could be said that this concept is generally a scholarly appellation used for all madrasah graduates, whether they perform a religious mission or not. Enlightening the historical background of the mullahs, who have lost social value since the last periods of the Ottoman Empire, is of great importance in illuminating the Islamic social history of the Ottoman period. In this study, the mullahs, who have been left in the dark up to now and their places in the social network of the period were unknown, are the subject of research. The examined database of the research is the court records of the period of the 18th century, which is the most important and first-hand source of Ottoman social history studies. The data and findings obtained in the current study were examined under the headings of family relations, professions, economic relations, social roles and statuses, conflicts in the society, and criminal relations of the mullahs. All the data and findings obtained from the court records of the research have revealed that the mullahs were actively taken a role in the social life in Ottoman Cyprus. In addition, it has been revealed that they were respected and reliable people who add value to society, improve social life, and were an important part of the social history of Cyprus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The generation of Hz. Fatıma, daughter of the Prophet Muhammad, and Hz. Ali who continue lineage of the Prophet Muhammad is entitled as sayyid and sheriff. Although there is widespread information that the Husaynis were called sayyids and the Hasenis as sheriff in the Ottoman Empire, it is not an accurate generalization. Because there was no clear distinction regarding the lineage of Hz. Hasan and Hz. Hüseyin in this period. However, in the Ottoman Diyarbekir, the generation of both Hz. Hasan and Hz. Hüseyin was entitled sayyid, and the term sheriff was not used. Sayyids are among the most important subjects of the Ottoman social history by their social roles and positions. The aim of this study was to shed light on the social life of the sayyids based on Diyarbekir court records and judgement records in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the study, it was determined that sayyids' visibility in social life was quite high depending on their social position and roles, and it was found out that the sayyids had a very effective presence in professional and social fields. Although Sayyids largely had a reputable and distinguished position in society, they had a lifestyle which was consistent with the spiritual responsibility they bore since they represented the lineage of the Prophet Muhammad. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]