[1922 ISTANBUL FIRE / JUDAICA] Ottoman historical manuscript document containing an account of the 1922 fire in Haydarpasa, Chalcedonia, and the broken windows of the house of a Pera resident named Vitali Efendi, a Jewish man, dated AH 1338 [1922]

[HISTORICAL MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT]

Manuscript, Istanbul, 1922.

Original Ottoman manuscript historical document. 28x21,5 cm. In Ottoman script (Old Turkish with Arabic letters). Blue and black ink on thin paper. 10 lines on 1 p. Signed, and three Ottoman stamps. 

Rare Ottoman historical manuscript document detailing the warning regarding the house of the Jewish resident of Beyoglu, Vitali Efendi, located on Haydarpasa, Mandira Street, during the 1922 Haydarpasa Fire. The document mentions that the windows of his house were broken and not yet repaired. The warning was prepared by Abulafya, Vitali Efendi's tenant.

Text in Turkish: "Dersaadet Kâtîb-i Adlîligi Memûriyet-i Valâsina: Efendim, Beyoglu'nda, Tozkoparan'da Bahar Apartmani'nda mukîm Mösyö Vitali Bahar'in Haydarpasa'da, Mandira Sokagi'nda 80 numero ile mudkîm bir bab hanesinde müstecîren ikâmet etmekteyim. Geçen hafta vuku' cevelân harikte, harikin tesîrâti ile hanenin pencerelerinde mevcut camlar kirilip harap olmustur. Kendisine...".

The fire in Istanbul in 1922 came to be known in history as "the Fire of Haydarpasa Çayir" because it originated in one of the houses in Çayirbasi and spread further. The fire broke out on July 29, 1922. In the relevant Pervititch map prepared for this fire, it is noted that 188 wooden houses were damaged. After the fire, firewalls began to be constructed in the houses built subsequently. (Atilgan).