Men of Modest Substance: House Owners and House Property in Seventeenth-Century Ankara and Kayseri (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

This Is A Study Of Two Contrasting Towns In Anatolia In The Seventeenth Century. As House Ownership Was Widespread, Data Concerning Value, Description, Location And Ownership Of Dwellings Constitute A Valid Manner Of Approaching Urban Society As A Whole. Through Her Use Of Documents From The Kadi Registers Of Ankara And Kayseri, Dr Faroqui Follows Changes In Patterns Of House Ownership Over Approximately A Century. The Urban Society Thus Revealed Differs From The Patterns Generally Associated With The 'islamic City' Model. Townsmen Often Bought Real Estate Without Selecting A Quarter Inhabited By Their Co-religionists, Which Throws Light On The Muslim Majority's Attitude To The Christian Minority. However Examples Of Wealthy And Poor Quarters Were Not Known. The Kadi Registers Also Indicate That Despite Passing Through A Period Of Crisis Early In The Century, Both Cultures Managed A Fairly Rapid Recovery From This. Setting The Scene : Two Cities Of Central Anatolia -- The Physical Shape Of Urban Houses -- The Cost Of Buying A House -- Urban Property Owners -- The Difficulties Of An Urban Property Owner. Suraiya Faroqhi. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 249-259. After 1923, when Ankara had become the capital of the Turkish Republic, a considerable amount of archaeological research was undertaken both in the city itself and in the surrounding region.