Ottoman 1898 Property Transfer Document Palace Hızır İlyas Quarter, Adana Armenian Armenia
Ottoman Property Transfer Document - Hızır İlyas Quarter, Adana 1897
Description
This original Ottoman document is titled “Ferağ ve İntikal İlmuhaberi” and is dated 23 Teşrin-i Sani 1313 (11 December 1897). The document relates to the sale and transfer of a property classified as eski saray hane (former palace residence), a rare designation in Ottoman real estate records. The property is located in Adana, within the Hızır İlyas Quarter, on Çukur Mescid Street.
The document records an assessed value (kıymet) of 50,000 kuruş, while the actual sale price (bedel) is listed as 84,000 kuruş, indicating that the property was purchased at a significantly higher price than its official valuation. Such a discrepancy suggests the exceptional status, location, or prestige of the property.
The seller is recorded as “… Agop Ağa”; however, the portion preceding the name Agop Ağa is partially illegible due to the difficulty of reading the handwritten Ottoman script. The buyers are listed as “Aşıkyan Bertç?, Dikran, and Mihran Ağas,”. The fact that both the seller and buyers were Armenian adds further interest to the document and highlights Armenian ownership and high-value property transactions in late 19th-century Adana.
The presence of an official seal confirms the document’s formal and legal nature. As Ottoman-era palace sale documents are extremely rare, this record stands out as a highly unusual and research-worthy piece, offering potential insights into elite architecture, property ownership, and urban history in Adana during the late Ottoman period.
Key Features
• Type: Ottoman property transfer certificate (Ferağ ve İntikal İlmuhaberi)
• Location: Hızır İlyas Quarter, Çukur Mescid Street, Adana
• Property Type: Former palace residence (eski saray hane)
• Assessed Value (Kıymet): 50,000 kuruş
• Sale Price (Bedel): 84,000 kuruş
• Seller: … Agop Ağa
• Buyers: Aşıkyan (Achikian) Bertç?, Dikran, and Mihran Ağas
• Date: 23 Teşrin-i Sani 1313 (11 December 1897)
• Features: Official Ottoman seal
• Historical Significance: Rare example of an Ottoman palace property sale; documents high-value Armenian-to-Armenian real estate transactions in late Ottoman Adana and offers strong potential for further architectural and urban historical research