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THE STORY OF AN ARCHIVE Zeynep Cebeci Suvari 7 years ago, the tiny - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE STORY OF AN ARCHIVE Zeynep Cebeci Suvari 7 years ago, the tiny - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE STORY OF AN ARCHIVE Zeynep Cebeci Suvari 7 years ago, the tiny space I was allocated to assess and scan the documents Memorandum dated 12.11.1889 regarding the title deeds of the British Embassy in Istanbul Size of the land: app
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7 years ago, the tiny space I was allocated to assess and scan the documents
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Memorandum dated 12.11.1889 regarding the title deeds of the British Embassy in Istanbul
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Size of the land: app 24,700 m2
- f which, 23,655 m2 Mulk type
is registered under the name of Frederick Pisani and the remaining 425m2 registered under the wife of late William James Smith, the architect of the British Embassy(completed in 1853) at the time.
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The remaining 620 m2 is Vaqf land, registered in the name of Frederick Pisani and 5 other Ottoman Muslim citizens
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Sample of a property petition dated 22.03.1905 by Eleonore,widow of Dr. Alexandre Vuccino, she is selling a house in Pera on Asmali Mesjid Street, No: 31 for the sum of 80,000 Piastres
- ap. 200 Sterlings in those days
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The petition given by Joseph Florriani, an accountant whose wife was Greek. Dated 8.11.1872
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The sister in law was residing with them because the brother in law was in jail. He also moved in with them after his
- release. He is complaining they
are supposed to stay
- temporarily. But now they live
there without contributing to the rent. Evacuation was requested.
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Petition given by the residents
- f Marguerite Street in Pera.
Anghelina Barbato, an Italian lady was running a brothel in her rented house on number
- 13. They are petitioning the
Italian Consulate to stop it
- immediately. Dated 12.04.1870