Hakkı Şahin

Hakkı Şahin is a historian and expert in Ottoman archival documents, who recently highlighted the significance of land registration records related to Jerusalem, stored at the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre in Turkey. In a discussion with CNN Türk reporter Doğa Başak Öztürk, he emphasized the historical importance of over 170,000 land title records that have been preserved since the Ottoman era, detailing their relevance not only to Turkey but also to the national histories of many nations that followed the Ottoman Empire. Şahin noted that these documents serve as crucial legal evidence and are essential for understanding the administrative, military, and financial aspects of Jerusalem during the Ottoman period.