Property Deed #11
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Property Deed #11Scope and Content
A 1321 (1905) property deed from Adana records the transfer of a half share of two residential plots from Topuz Agop Ağa to Mariam Hatun, the wife of Vannes Ağa. This deed holds particular historical significance, as it predates the Adana massacres of 1909 by four years. The Hamam Kurbi neighborhood, where the property was located, was destroyed during the massacres—as shown on contemporary maps, where the neighborhood appears under the name "Kurbi." The details of the document are as follows: Serial Number: 26 Page Number: 2075 Tughra (Imperial Monogram) of Sultan Abdulhamid Han Date: 321 Kanun-ı Evvel (December 1905) Province (Liva): Adana District (Kaza): Adana Subdistrict (Nahiye): Western (Gârb) Village (Karye): Adana Neighborhood (Mahalle): Hamam Kurbu Type of Property (Cinsi): Half-share (nıfs-ı hisse) of two household plots Property Category (Nev’i): From the affiliated endowments of the Ramazanzade Reward Foundation (Efkaf-ı mülhak Ramazan-zade vakf-ı mukafatından) Boundaries (Hududu): East (Şark): Public road (Tarik-i âm) West (Garb): Heirs of Barber Ali Usta North (Şimal): Houses of Bilal and Hüseyin South (Cenub): Marem (likely a person or household) Size (Miktarı): 300 old square zira (zirai-i atik) and 172 new arşın (arşın-ı cedid) Previous Owner (Sahib-i evveli): Topuz Yekiyan Agop Ağa, a subject of the Ottoman Empire (Tab’a-i Devleti Aliye’den) Basis for Deed Issuance (Cihet-i irtayı sened): Due to the legal transfer (ferâğ) Current Holder (Mutasarrıfı): Mariam Hatun, daughter of Vannes Ağa Nationality (Tab’iyeti): Ottoman Empire (Devlet-i Aliye) Reason for Imperial Deed Issuance (Sebeb-i tasdir-i tevki’i hümayun odur ki): Since the vakıf (endowed) half-share of the two-house plot valued at 900 kuruş, as written above, was registered in the imperial land registry (defter-i hakanî) in the name of Mariam Hatun, this deed was issued to her, granting her full possession and use of the mentioned property. She is obliged to pay an annual tax of 2 kuruş as mukata’a-i re’y (a type of land revenue or rent) to the authorities. Dated: 2nd of Ramadan, year 1324 (October 26, 1906, Gregorian calendar) Deputy Director of the Imperial Land Registry (Defter-i Hakanî Müdiri Vekili)Category
Property Deeds