AN ANALYSIS OF THE OTTOMAN REAL ESTATE MARKET IN 1725 THROUGH GALATA AND BURSA JUDICIAL RECORDS

Real estates are very interesting in terms of reflecting the cultural, economic, and social character of a city and more broadly of a society with its architectural diversity in addition to being a sign of the status for individuals. The real estate markets of Bursa and Istanbul, two prominent cities that served as the capitals of the Ottoman Empire, constitute the main theme of this study. In the study, real estate markets in Bursa and Istanbul were tried to be analyzed through the real estate sales records of the central jurisdiction of Bursa and Galata dated 1725. With the findings obtained, evaluations on the Ottoman real estate market were presented to the reader.