Osmanl D neminde Gümü hane ve evresinde Kurulan Para Vak flar /// Money-waqfs Establ shed in Gumu hane and its vicinity in The Ottaman Periode

Money-waqfs, religious or charity foundations, were established for particularly social services. The fundamental aim of such waqfs was to meet the needs of the people in a certain village or a district as well as to create the sipirit of cooperation and solidarity among them. Such waqfs played a crucial role in the maintenance of the services of such public works as foundations, bridges, fountains, and roads or highways.Twenty-eight money-waqfs established between 1870 and 1914 in the province of Gümü hane and in its vicinity were founded merely for the survival and maintenace of religious and social foundations which served in villages and districts at the time. These waqfs also answered the financial or cash needs of the people in the area, which created a barrier for usuary or moneylending.