1455 Tahririne Göre İstanbul Tarihi Yarımadasının Mahalleleri ve Dini Yapıları

Abstract

The main purpose of this thesis is that analysing about which city was conquered in 29 May 1453 by Mehmed II. the Conqueror (1444-1446, 1451-1481), what was the capital city of East Roman Empire (by French, German historians naming [ascription] which is Byzantine Empire) belonging monuments, structures and city embodiment in the city walls with Survey of 1455 what was systematically wrote and the closest to conquest and it’s registrations to compare with including informations of vaqkfiya of Fatih and Ayasofya, earliest of which is dated 1471/1472. It is known that the Ottomans ruled this city, what would later be called Istanbul, by dividing it into three qadi centers (Galata, Eyüp, Üsküdar), they named this system the term “Bilâd-i Selâse” and used this term, which continued to be used until the 19th century. The Survey of 1455 which document is prepared in Ottoman Turkish, was translated to English and published by departed Proffessor Halil İnalcık who is known “Tarihçilerin Kutbu”. In the document which is Halil İnalcık worked on, it is seen that the city was divided into two (2) sectors and records of the properties were kept within the borders. Our examine is limited with that area which is known in nowadays by the name of “Historical Peninsula” or “Walled City” and also same area seen in the document with name that is “şehr-i Kostantiniyye” and the area as far as from the city walls which was constructed by Theodosius II. (408-450) to Sarayburnu. This document, which document was executed two years after the conquest, was prepared by Tursun/Dursun/Tur Sina Bey whom also known for his work “Târîh-i Ebü’l Feth” and all records of this document was examined one by one. Residences, monuments and other properties are classified and listed according to their quantity. Same examination was executed for Fatih Vaqfiyyas and in addition works and documents (memories, engravings, maps, etc.) produced by the travellers who came to the city in the centuries before and after the conquest were also examined, and the remaining structure of Byzantine Constantinople was tried to be understood with making a cross-reading.