XIX. Yüzyıl Başında Haremeyn Vakıfları ve Bir Yıllık Gelir Gideri
The Two Sacred Cities of Macca and Medinah Foundatıons and One Year of Income and Expense in The Beginning of The 19th Century

Summary/Abstract: Lack of studies that look at the two Sacred Cities of Macca and Medinah foundations in the 19th century from the perspective of central budget data constituted the starting point of this article. The article focuses on the income and expense accounts of the two Sacred Cities of Macca and Medinah treasury for the years 1803-1804, which holds the income and expenses of the largest foundations. In addition to the questions with regard to the budget policy followed in the two Sacred Cities of Macca and Medinah budget management, the current size and activity status of the two Sacred Cities of Macca and Medinah foundations, answers were sought for the questions of what are the important expenditure items of the Haremeyn treasury, what is the ratio of the surre aid sent to two Sacred Cities of Macca and Medinah to the annual expenditures. The importance of these aids in the context of providing regional power is emphasized. Furthermore, the accessibility of the missing data in the independent foundation studies from the two Sacred Cities of Macca and Medinah treasury records and the possibility of accessing the correct data were tested. In this context, the targeted information was reached and some evaluations and generalizations were made as a result of the analysis of income and expenses. In the study, after summarizing some historical information and briefly introducing foundations that were mentioned in accounting entry, accounting data were analyzed.

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