Turkish weaving is one of our important cultural assets which have a long history, have been passed down from generation to generation for centuries. Weavings were made from past to present for two reasons. The first is functionality and the second is aesthetic solicitude. Knotted and knotless weavings, one of the important productions of Yoruk life which has come to the present day by changing and developing in the historical process. The livelihood of Yoruks living in Anatolia is animal husbandry. Yoruks, who make their living from small cattle husbandry,live together with their animals in nature.They have made the migration tradition way of life in their lives to make more use of pastures. As a necessity of this life, woven products are among the items that are needed. Industrialization and acute change also affected the life of Yoruk. The traditional weaving culture, which is indispensable in the life of the nomad, has an important place in the rich nomad life, with its wide range of uses and using different techniques. The place of the weaving in the historical process varies depending on the living conditions and the location. In this study bag weaving of Sarıkeçili Yoruks located in the center of Karaman has been examined. In the research, information was obtained about the techniques, colours, motifs and materials used by interviewing weaving masters and the local names that the people living in this region gave to these fabrics and materials were researched. Bag weaving in the region have been examined extensively. The disappearance of this culture and its products day by day made this study necessary. Findings and comments documented which is aimed to bring it to the literature by creating a resource for passing it on to future generations.

Basing on firsthand research on original, largely unused Ottoman archival registers (Anadolu ve Rumeli eyâletleri avârizhâne defterleri), this paper intends to examine in a systematic way avâriz and nüzul levies and their rates in the province of Karaman from 1620s to 1700. The focus of this paper will be the development of avâriz and nüzul levies as an alternative major source of regular taxation for the Ottoman government during the seventeenth century. It is a line of research that has so far attracted little attention from scholars despite the fact that there is now more debate on Ottoman socio-economic history generally.This examination will enables us to see for the first time how the avâriz and nüzul rates fluctuated during the seventeenth century down to the level of livas within the Province.

Relying on first-hand unpublished archival documents this paper focuses on two related aspects: first, it provides a picture of the range of individuals involved in avâriz and nüzul collection in the Ottoman province of Karaman during the 17th century, whether from the military class, the ulema (learned people) or others; second, it examines the changes during the 17th century in the type of person appointed, and what ranks the collection candidate held before attaining those of avâriz and nüzul collection. It will be interesting to assess at what stage, if at all, the palace officials or the followers of 'great men of state' became involved in the collection process. This paper examines the available information to see what, if any, pattern emerges from it.