Karademir, Aysenur

This study focuses on the Manisa waqf of Hafsa Sultan, the mother of Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent. The waqf included charitable institutions and revenue sources from various locations, particularly Urla and Manisa. The aim of this study is to evaluate the economic and financial aspects of the waqf based on accounting registers from the years 1603–1635, a period marked by various rebellions in the region. According to the accounting data, the waqf paid salaries to approximately 200 personnel, making it a prominent employment institution in Manisa. Additionally, the expenditures of the imaret (soup kitchen), which exceeded half a million akçes in the early 17th century, can be interpreted as indirectly supporting the regional economy. The study concludes that the waqf experienced cash shortages and navigated the period through financial measures. Following the sudden rise in food prices in 1604, kitchen expenses were significantly reduced. Nonetheless, the waqf managed to maintain its operations and, for the most part, made salaries and various payments on time.

Karademir, Ayşenur

Canfeda Khatun was appointed to a position called “ketkhuda woman” at the Sultan Murad III (1574- 1595) ’s imperial harem for twenty-one years. She was not related to royal family nor one of the sultan’s women. In official documents, Canfeda Khatun was the first concubine called as “ketkhuda woman” and her fame grown with this title. After the death of Sultan’s mother, Nurbanu Sultan (1583), Canfeda’s accompany to the Sultan became to such an extent that she had even impact on Sultan Murad’s political decisions. This study focuses on historical artefacts of her foundation, most of which are not survived to the present day, using the archival documents belonged to waqfs, particularly their accounting registers. The aim of this study is to reveal the new aspects of Canfeda Khatun who was a rare example of the harem, and analyse her waqfs.