Sinop Waqf Administration Expenditure Report 1913 Ottoman Empire Document

Ottoman Turkish Document - Sinop Waqf Administration, Expenditure Report (August 1913)

Description:
A large-format Ottoman Turkish administrative and financial document, titled “Sinop Vakıf İdaresinin Şeh-i Ağustos 1329 Masarıfat-ı Muhtelife Tahkikat İcmali” (Summary Investigation of Various Expenditures of the Sinop Waqf Administration, August 1913).

Measuring 81.5 × 57 cm, this official report bears stamps and seals of authenticity and provides a detailed account of the expenditures of a religious foundation (waqf) in Sinop. The document records annual taxes, staff payments, and other financial obligations, reflecting the fiscal structure and oversight practices of the late Ottoman bureaucracy.

The terms “icmal” (summary) and “tahkikat” (investigation) indicate that this was a review and verification report, prepared as part of official state auditing procedures for waqf finances.

Key Features:

• Date: August 1913 (Şeh-i Ağustos 1329 Rumi)

• Title: Expenditure Report of the Sinop Waqf Administration

• Language: Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script)

• Dimensions: 81.5 × 57 cm

• Content: Annual taxes, employee expenses, and other waqf-related expenditures

• Authentication: Official Ottoman seals and stamps

• Historical Significance: A rare financial-administrative record, illustrating the Ottoman state’s regulation and auditing of waqf institutions during the final years of the empire.