The history of studying sources on the history of Crimean Khanate in Turkish archives
The article discusses the works of domestic and foreign orientalists. Describes the contribution of a researcher in the study of this subject. The most noteworthy of these major scholars like A. Bennigsen, O. Gokbelgin, A. N. Kurat, V. D. Smirnov, C. Lemercier-Quelquejay etc. The main reason for the lack of use of Ottoman sources was their extreme paleografic (age and condition document) and philological difficulties in translation. However, researchers have coped with this task. The article said that in their work orientalists give critic of the documents - described by their length, the quality of paper, handwritings, as well as the decrypted Khan's press. Most scientists consider separately each document - the first is given a facsimile of the original letters, then typed text on old osmanian language, followed by Latin transcription of the text. Also, thanks to the work of researchers, we have the opportunity to meet with some of the earliest sources on the history of the Crimean Khanate. In conclusion author say, that despite these works, the archive contains hundreds of unpublished documents, there is stored a large number of original documents and diplomatic epistolary nature that make up many of the gaps in the history of our region. Article will be interesting for people involved in oriental studies.