The Waqf of Yusuf Ziya Pasha Complex in Keban/Keban’da Yusuf Ziya Paşa Külliyesi Vakfı

Yusuf Ziya Pasha had been grand vizier twice in III. Selim and II. Mahmud period. He was an important politician and he had been the longest Ma?âden-i Hümayun (The Imperial Mine) certainty between the years 1785-1795 and 1809-1811. During his certainty period he was really loved and respected by people in that area and and a külliye composed of a mosque, a religious school, a sadirvan, a library and a waqf was builded with his name. He established a foundation with the same name to meet the needs and ensure the continuity of that külliye. In this study, the services, incomes, expenses and attendants of Yusuf Ziya Pasha Waqf are studied.