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Defter-i Evkaf-i Valide sultan Der Magnisa is a unique manuscript which was written in Ottoman Turkish during the period of II. Selim, the Ottoman Sultan. The manuscript is currently kept at the archives of General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre (Tapu kadastro Arsivi) Ankara, Turkey, qith the record number of 57. This manuscrpit belongs to the Waqf of Hafsa Sultan which was founded in 1523 in Manisa in the name of Hafsa Sultan and its comprises of detailed recordso f the sources of income in Urla and its near villages. Hafsa Sultan bears first the title of 'mother of Sultan (Valide Sultan) of the Ottoman Empire, one of the wifes of Selim I., and mother of Suleiman the Magnificent. Urla, one of the Turkish towns of 14th century, has rapidly become an important city before and during the Ottoman domination. This manuscript presents a detailed information onsocio-economic structure of Urla and its neighborhood in the 16th century. Especially, the demographic structure of Muslims and non-Muslims living in Urla, information on new settlements found by some communities contributes to understanding of Turkish settlement policy on western Anatolia. This is the first time that the manuscript is transcribed into Latin characters and published together with its digital image. Editors: Translator: 158 pages.