Abstract

Private archives are usually described as the archives which do not belong legally to the public. These archives are generally regarded as less important because they do not belong to public and are not accepted as legal evidence. However, researchers need to apply to the private archives when they intend to explain an event or subject in details. When the amount of the documents saved in the private archives and their complementary features for public archives are taken into consideration, it becomes apparent that they must be supervised by an official authority. At present, no “national archive law” exists for public and private archives in Turkey. The legislation that has been enacted so far is also quite inadequate in terms of inspection and accessibility to private archives. In this study, foreign archival practices in foreign countries were given with examples, the potential of special archives in Turkey is put forward and the work needed to be done are enumerated.

Keywords: Private archives, private archives in Turkey, records, archival legislations, materials of private archives

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How to Cite

Rukancı, F., Anameriç, H., & Yalçın, Y. (2016). Private Archives in Turkey. Information World, 17(1), 22-38. https://doi.org/10.15612/BD.2016.503