Osmanl D nemi Balkan Tarihine Dair nemli Bir Kaynak: Derdest Defterleri

Derdest registers form one of the notebook series which bear important information about the Ottoman timar system (manorialism). In these notebooks, types of dirlik (fief), places that made up dirlik income, and their incomes, names of the owners of dirlik, their professions/characteristic, the number of the share they held, dates of charter, and even photographic appearances (pictures) according to the conditions of the period were placed. This group of notebook contains precious information concerning the regions, especially Balkan geography, in which the timar system was practiced. In this article, the importance and source value of Derdest registers in the sample of V l tr n notebook, numbered 489, has been evaluated. Thus, this study aims to reveal the importance of a source group which has scarcely been analyzed and in a way to contribute to the Ottoman period Balkan studies.