| 1 | Introduction to 19th-Century Ottoman Historical Sources | |
| 2 | Methodology in 19th-Century Ottoman History Research | |
| 3 | Classification of 19th-Century Ottoman History Sources | |
| 4 | Ottoman Archives and Document Types: (Irade, BEO) | |
| 5 | Official State Correspondence: Hatt-ı Hümayun, Irade-i Seniyye, Decrees, and Certificates | |
| 6 | Socio-Economic Sources: The 1831 Census, Tax Registers, and Their Use in Local History | |
| 7 | The Transition from Court Chronicling to Modern Historiography: Lütfi’s History, Tarih-i Cevdet, and the Transformation of Official Historiography | |
| 8 | Yearbooks | |
| 9 | Biographical Works and Registers of Personal Records | |
| 10 | Periodicals (Official, Semi-Official): Takvim-i Vekayi, Ceride-i Havadis, and Provincial Newspapers | |
| 11 | Periodicals (Private Press): Tercüman-ı Ahval, Tasvir-i Efkâr | |
| 12 | Memoirs | |
| 13 | Foreign Sources: Embassy reports, consular records | |
| 14 | General Assessment | |