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- 1879-03-25-1922-11-03 (Creation)
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Global extent: 10998 files, 122 selected and described items
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Established as a unit affiliated to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1883/1301, the Advice Bureau is a counselling body that examines the legal issues concerning the foreign affairs of the Ottoman State and offers its opinion on them. While there are books, papers, journals, etc. in this catalogue, there are also documents related to Straits Question, Moorish Question, abolition of the capitulations, Lahey Conference, International Paris Medical Conference, treaties as a result of the public wars, Question of the Islands, protocol of peace and friendship with Brazil, foreign institutions in the Ottoman State and so on.
The starting and ending Hijri dates for this series are: 1290-1342.