{"product_id":"ottoman-19899-land-deed-hay-storage-in-i̇stanbul-anbarli-title-armenian-greek-citizens","title":"Ottoman 1899 Land Deed Hay Storage in İstanbul Anbarlı Title Armenian Greek Citizens","description":"\u003cp\u003eOttoman Title Deed from Anbarlı Village Hay Storage Plot Title Deed – Küçükçekmece, Istanbul (1899)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"592\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis Ottoman title deed is dated 23 March 1315 (4 April 1899) and concerns a hay storage plot (samanlık arsası) located in the İskele locality of Anbarlı Village, then within the Küçükçekmece district of Istanbul. Today, Anbarlı forms part of the Avcılar district of modern Istanbul. The document provides valuable insight into land ownership and property transactions in one of the rural coastal communities situated on the western outskirts of the Ottoman capital during the late nineteenth century.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"594\" data-end=\"1150\"\u003eThe legal status of the property is recorded as sarf-ı mülk, indicating full private ownership under Ottoman law. The boundary description identifies the neighboring properties as follows: on the right, the property recorded in the owner's title deed; on the left, the land belonging to Meyhaneci Petro; while both the rear and the front border public roads. Such detailed boundary descriptions were an essential component of Ottoman land registration and provide important evidence for reconstructing the historical landscape of local communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1152\" data-end=\"1621\"\u003eThe deed further records the chain of inheritance through which ownership of the property passed. Following the death of its former owner, Fotaki, son of Yorgi, two shares of the property were inherited by his son Kostaki, while one share passed to his daughter Evdoliye. The heirs subsequently appointed Yani, son of Hrisi, as their legal representative, authorizing him to sell the property on their behalf. The purchaser recorded in the deed is Andon, son of Yordan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1623\" data-end=\"2132\"\u003eThe document offers a remarkable glimpse into the multicultural social and economic life of late Ottoman Istanbul. It records a real estate transaction involving members of the empire's Greek Orthodox (Rum) and Armenian communities, illustrating the routine legal and commercial interactions that took place within the Ottoman land registration system. Such documents provide valuable evidence of the coexistence and shared economic life of Istanbul's diverse communities at the end of the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2134\" data-end=\"2575\"\u003eThe property is assessed at a value of 500, while the recorded sale price is 250, indicating that the land changed hands for a price below its official assessed value. Differences between assessed values and actual sale prices are occasionally encountered in Ottoman land records and may reflect private agreements or prevailing market conditions, although the document itself does not specify the reason for the difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2577\" data-end=\"2857\" class=\"\"\u003eFor collectors and researchers, this is an outstanding historical document illustrating Ottoman inheritance law, property transfers through legal representatives, and the multicultural character of everyday life in the villages surrounding Istanbul during the late Ottoman period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2874\" data-end=\"2900\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e• Type: Ottoman title deed\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2902\" data-end=\"2938\"\u003e• Date: 23 March 1315 (4 April 1899)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2940\" data-end=\"3032\"\u003e• Location: İskele locality, Anbarlı Village, Küçükçekmece, Istanbul (today part of Avcılar)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3034\" data-end=\"3085\"\u003e• Property Type: Hay storage plot (samanlık arsası)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3087\" data-end=\"3147\"\u003e• Legal Status (Nev-i): Sarf-ı mülk (full private ownership)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3149\" data-end=\"3301\"\u003e• Boundaries (Hudud): Right: property recorded in the owner's title deed; Left: land belonging to Meyhaneci Petro; Rear: public road; Front: public road\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3303\" data-end=\"3339\"\u003e• Former Owner: Fotaki, son of Yorgi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3341\" data-end=\"3434\"\u003e• Inheritance: Two shares inherited by his son Kostaki and one share by his daughter Evdoliye\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3436\" data-end=\"3534\"\u003e• Legal Representative: Yani, son of Hrisi, authorized to sell the property on behalf of the heirs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3536\" data-end=\"3569\"\u003e• Purchaser: Andon, son of Yordan\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3571\" data-end=\"3601\"\u003e• Assessed Value (Kıymet): 500\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3603\" data-end=\"3628\"\u003e• Sale Price (Bedel): 250\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3630\" data-end=\"3839\"\u003e• Historical Context: Documents inheritance, legal representation in property transfers, and commercial interaction between members of the Greek Orthodox (Rum) and Armenian communities in late Ottoman Istanbul\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3841\" data-end=\"4030\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Collectible Significance: Valuable for collectors of Ottoman title deeds, Istanbul history, land registry records, multicultural Ottoman society, and Greek and Armenian heritage documents\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49794703884426,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_0c07d4e8-ce35-4a12-8b7f-599aa035eec0.jpg?v=1785229945","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/ottoman-19899-land-deed-hay-storage-in-i%cc%87stanbul-anbarli-title-armenian-greek-citizens","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}