Ottoman 1906 Land Deed Plot in İzmir Title Rum Greek Citizen Greece

Ottoman Title Deed from Bayındır, İzmir (1906)

Description:
An original Ottoman tapu (property deed) issued for a plot of land located in Bayındır (İzmir province), within the Rum Hacı Beşir Mahallesi, in the locality known as Şark Tüccarı. The property is registered as 1 dönüm 2 evlek of farmland belonging to the Damat İbrahim Pasha Foundation, indicating vakıf-owned land leased or transferred under specific conditions.

The boundaries reference neighboring plots owned by Muslim and Rum families, illustrating the intertwined living patterns of Turks, Greeks, and Armenians in early 20th-century Western Anatolia. The owner, noted as Atnas (Athanasios), son of Dimitri of the Mavridi family from Ödemiş, sold the land for 60,000 mecidiye to Konstantin, son of İstavri (Suyolcu family).

Dated 20 Kanun-ı Sani 1321 (2 February 1906), the document bears Ottoman stamps, seals, and handwritten signatures, representing an authentic and valuable record of the Rum community’s presence in Bayındır prior to the population exchange.

Key Features:

• Type: Ottoman tapu (property deed)
• Location: İzmir province, Bayındır district, Rum Hacı Beşir Mahallesi, Şark Tüccarı locality
• Property: 1 dönüm 2 evlek of farmland (part of Damat İbrahim Pasha Foundation estate)
• Boundaries:
  • East: Hacı Lütfi’s descendants
  • North: Kadıoğlu Mehmet Ağa
  • South: Mustafa, son of İbrahim
  • West: Public road
• Owner: Atnas (Athanasios), son of Dimitri (Mavridi family, Ödemiş)
• Buyer: Konstantin, son of İstavri (Suyolcu family)
• Sale Price: 60,000 mecidiye
• Date: 20 Kanun-ı Sani 1321 (2 February 1906)
• Features: Document includes Ottoman stamps, ink seals, and signatures
• Historical Significance: Evidence of Rum land ownership and the multi-ethnic fabric of İzmir before the population exchange