This review aims to provide an overview of a series of documents which were released as part of a publications series by the Istanbul Research Centre for Islamic History, Art and Culture, specifically, a series of Ottoman documents on the Arab regions during the reign of Sulieman I ("the Magnificent"). These documents highlight the special nature of that specific era, when Ottoman rule in the Arab domains was centralized. The specific documents considered here were chosen primarily for their relation to the variety of geographical topics which they address. The author's aim in focusing on this point is to underscore the importance of such areas of study to the Ottoman Empire, by understanding the importance which the Sublime Porte attached to various domains of study.