ABSTRACT In the Ottoman Empire, the council where state affairs were discussed and decisions were made was called the Divan-ı Hümayun (Imperial Council), this institution made decisions on the state’s political, military, financial, social, and other matters. These decisions were recorded in various registers maintained within the council. One of these registers, Mühimme Defteri (Register of Important Affairs) number 71, is the subject of our article. Covering the years 1593–1594, this register includes some of the events that took place during the reign of Sultan Murad III. It contains numerous decrees on matters such as banditry incidents, transportation of provisions to Istanbul, dispatch of soldiers to the Vienna campaign, counterfeiting, trade of oil and sheep, the recitation of a juz’ (section of the Quran) for Sultan Selim, appointments to professorships (müderrislik), the “Surre Alayı” (imperial gifts) sent to the Two Holy Sanctuaries (Mecca and Medina), and the transportation of Turkmen sheep. The transcription, analysis, and evaluation of the decrees found on pages 128–277 of Mühimme Defteri number 71 constitute the subject of this article. Keywords: Divan-ı Hümayun, Mühimme Defteri, Murad III, Suhte, Banditry.