الفهرس 
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Abstract
The Ottoman Empire was founded in 699AH\1299AD, after the death of Ertugrul, that started with his successor Othman, who established the Empire, which lasted for about 661 years until it ended in1341AH\1922AD. Othman began to fight the Romans in Asia Minor “who used the Mongols to fight the Ottomans”. In the thirteenth century, the Ottomans ruled only one of a number of Turkoman principalities that ringed the decadent Byzantine state in western Anatolia.
The study focus on the ships and boats during the reign of the Ottoman Empire from the first reign of Bayezid l until the end of Sultan Suleiman al- kānūnī’s rule, this period was full of naval conquests in which ships and boats were used. The study also dealt with the ships and boats industry and the arsenal. Finally, it sheds light on the workers on ships and workers in arsenals and the figures in the navy that affected the Ottoman navy.
This study chooses this period because it covers the start of the actual manufacturer of the Ottoman ships and boats during the reign of Sultan Bayezid I and reached the peak of sophistication during the reign of Suleiman I.
The study follows the historical approach, to review the beginning of the manufacture of ships and boats in this period, their use in wars and trade and revolution during different historical periods. The topic studying the history of Ottoman arsenals, ports, artisans and workers in the Ottoman navy.
The study is divided into an introduction, three chapters, and a conclusion, as well as images “collection of figures”. Chapter 1: The Maritime Historical Events during the Period of (741-974AH) (1389-1566AD), this chapter was divided into three periods( The Collapse of the First Ottoman Empire and the Interregnum (792-816AH\1389-1413AD), The Restoration of the Ottoman Empire and the Conquest of the New Empire (813-886AH\1413-1481AD), The Apogee of Ottoman Power (886-974AH\1481-1566AD)). Chapter 2: The Ottoman Naval Ships, it is divided into ( The Manufacture, The Types of the Ottoman Ships and Boats. The Ottoman Arsenal, The Ottoman Ports, The Role of Ships and Boats in the Ottoman trade). Chapter 3: The Administration of the Ottoman Ships, this chapter is divided into three parts: (The Craftsmen and The Workers in the Ottoman Arsenal, the Workers in the Ottoman Navy, The Famous figures in the Ottoman Navy).
This study reached to many conclusions some of them are ( Ships and boats were used in wars during the reign of Muhamed II heavily, unlike the reign of and Murad II and reign of Muhamed I. There was a great use of ships during the battle of Constantinople. Although there was a development of ships and boats during the reign of Muhamed II, they weren’t as advanced as the European fleets. The production and use of ships and boats reached their peak during the reign of Suleiman I. The Ottoman arsenal at first was a necessity for shipbuilding in the reign of Sultan Bayezid I, and then developed into an integrated society. There were famous figures affected in the Ottoman maritime, such as Barbarossa Brothers, Kemal Reis, Piri Reis, Seydi Ali Reis, Selman Reis and Turgud Reis).