Back to multirow 2 minutes readI’ve had to create one more non-RDF version, Ottgaz-data-9. This version reorganizes the data in a way I should have long ago. I had listed each place as its...
Reconciling place names 1 minute readToday I’m archiving (what I hope will be) the final non-RDF version of the Ottoman gazetteer. This version, Ottgaz-data-8, includes the dating work described...
Periodizing the Ottoman Gazetteer 3 minutes readChange over time is a conceptual challenge in any historical gazetteer. At this preliminary stage, the periodization requirements of the Ottoman gazetteer ar...
Metadata dictionary 3 minutes readThis gazetteer is a transformation of tables in Tahir Sezen’s Osmanlı Yer Adları (Ottoman Place Names), available here and in many other places. This post pr...
Transforming the Osmanlı Yer Adları 4 minutes readThe initial data for this gazetteer is a transformed version of Tahir Sezen’s 1996 Osmanlı Yer Adları. This post documents how I transformed it and contains ...