Ottoman 1878 Land Deed Agricultural Field in Ankara Title Sivrihisar Dinek

Ottoman Title Deed - Dinek Village, Sivrihisar, Ankara 1878

Description

This original Ottoman title deed dates to Teşrin-i Evvel 1294, corresponding to October–November 1878, and relates to an agricultural field located in Dinek Village, within the Sivrihisar (historically written as Sifrihisar) district of Ankara. The document reflects the formal land registration practices of the late 19th-century Ottoman Empire, when rural agricultural lands were systematically recorded through official tapu registers.

The deed records a landholding with a total area of 4 dönüms and documents the legal transfer of ownership through inheritance. The property was transferred from Hasan Efendi to his son, Hasan Hasib bin Hasan Efendi, demonstrating the continuation of land ownership within a family line, a common practice in Ottoman rural society.

The document provides insight into the village layout of the period through references to neighboring fields, houses, a cemetery, and a road, illustrating the agricultural and residential environment of Dinek Village in the late Ottoman era. Original Ottoman terminology, handwriting, and administrative structure make this deed a strong example of provincial Ottoman land documentation.

Key Features

• Type: Ottoman title deed (Tapu)

• Location: Dinek Village, Sivrihisar (Sifrihisar), Ankara

• Property Type: Agricultural land (field)

• Size: 4 dönüms

• Boundaries: Molla Hasan’s field, cemetery, road, houses of Hacı Süleyman, Molla Hasan, Molla Mehmed, and Yusuf oğlu İsmail

• Initial Owner (Ferağ): From his father Hasan Efendi

• Registered Owner: Hasan Efendi's son Hasan Hasib

• Declared Value: 400 para

• Date: Teşrin-i Evvel 1294 (October–November 1878)

• Historical Significance: Illustrates inheritance-based land transfer and rural land organization in central Anatolia during the late Ottoman period