{"product_id":"ottoman-commercial-promissory-note-1923-mersin-empire-business","title":"Ottoman Commercial Promissory Note 1923 Mersin Empire Business","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eOttoman Commercial Promissory Note – Mersin (1923)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(171, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"81\" data-end=\"84\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"72\" data-end=\"529\"\u003eThis Ottoman-era document is a commercial promissory note (senet) reflecting business life in the port city of \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eMersin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e during the late Ottoman \/ early Republican transition period. The printed letterhead at the top reads Hacıdedezade Said Arif ve Said Ömer, identifying the issuing firm, with the address clearly stated as Commission Agent, Mersin, Taşhan Altı, No. 967 a well-known commercial area of the city.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"531\" data-end=\"937\"\u003eThe document records the purchase of a reaping machine (biçer orak makinesi) by Hacı Ali Çavuş, son of Ömer Efendi, from Said Arif and Said Ömer Bey for a total price of 190 lira. Half of this amount was paid in cash, while the remaining balance was formalized through this 90-lira promissory note, with the buyer committing to pay the debt within 60 days from the date of the note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"939\" data-end=\"1453\"\u003eA particularly striking clause states that if the debt is not paid by the specified date, the amount will be collected as 95 lira, without the need for formal protest, reflecting common commercial enforcement practices of the period. The document is stamped and sealed, confirming its legal validity. Dated 26 May 1339 (26 May 1923), it offers a vivid glimpse into agricultural mechanization, credit systems, and merchant activity in Mersin at the very end of the Ottoman documentary tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"834\" data-end=\"837\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1473\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003e• Document Type: Ottoman commercial promissory note (senet)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1540\" data-end=\"1579\"\u003e• Date: 26 May 1339 \/ 26 May 1923\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1581\" data-end=\"1638\"\u003e• Issuing Firm: Hacıdedezade Said Arif ve Said Ömer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1694\"\u003e• Business Address: Taşhan Altı, No. 967, Mersin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1754\"\u003e• Buyer (Debtor): Hacı Ali Çavuş, son of Ömer Efendi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1756\" data-end=\"1817\"\u003e• Item Purchased: Reaping machine (biçer orak makinesi)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1819\" data-end=\"1857\"\u003e• Total Purchase Price: 190 lira\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1904\"\u003e• Cash Paid: Half of the amount upfront\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1906\" data-end=\"1945\"\u003e• Promissory Note Amount: 90 lira\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1992\"\u003e• Payment Term: 60 days from issue date\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1994\" data-end=\"2063\"\u003e• Penalty Clause: 95 lira collectible without protest if unpaid\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2065\" data-end=\"2130\"\u003e• Authentication: Revenue stamps and official seals present\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2132\" data-end=\"2261\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Historical Significance: Illustrates agricultural trade, credit practices, and commercial life in early 20th-century Mersin\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47698739265674,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_59b49762-f60c-4c4d-874e-0703684d1dd6.jpg?v=1771244770","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/ottoman-commercial-promissory-note-1923-mersin-empire-business","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}