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Not to hijack your post, Anthony, but I've been trying to research this same question! I've been hoping to access Nufus registers for Filiates, which was in Filiates Kaza, Sanjak of Yanya (Ioannina), Vilayet of Yanya (Ioannina). Do tell if you've found a successful strategy!

Quote from: SydneyAuss on Saturday 08 June 13 13:39 BST (UK)

Hi everyone,

No idea if people would know of or who could suggest trustworthy and diligent researchers for the Ottoman archives in Istanbul. I know of the pages of the exact volume numbers that I am after, and require a high quality digital copy/scan of those relevant pages from the Population books (Nufus Defteri). However, I was wondering if anyone has prior research experience, or has hired researchers in the Ottoman archives in Istanbul/and any suggestions regarding hiring a researcher in Istanbul?

Kind Regards,

Anthony

Hello Anthony,

Ottoman archives are kind of hard to understand. Currently, quarantine limits our reach a lot. But I can try to help you. Deciphering the hand written arabic alphabet is maddening, and then you have to decipher the Ottoman language since Turkish is way too moders and simple now.
I do not want to upset you with this information, but history research in Turkey is a great struggle even to our own citizens.
I live in Istanbul. Just inform me a little and let me check if I can reach anything. It might take time but may give results too.

May I ask, how difficult would it be to verify that Nufus registers even exist in the Ottoman Archives? I believe there is a Salname for Filiates but I'm not sure if a Nufus register exists.