States have cared to keep the living conditions of orphans as high as possible within the framework of the rules of law established in line with their religion and customs-traditions. As for the orphans in the Ottoman Empire, they were materially and spiritually protected until they reached lawful age within the supervision of close relatives, foster family practice, the support of philanthropists and government agencies as well as the adoption policies. In addition to legal arrangements, a guardian practice was put into action in order to maintain the lives of orphans who inherited propertymoney without the need for any external financial support. This study focuses on the property and money bequested to orphans in the Ottoman Empire during the 16th and 17th centuries. In this context, special attention has been paid to the measures taken to maintain the function of the property without fraying out and to preserve the money without monetary depreciation in order to meet the needs of orphans. Procedures for assessing money, items sold, rented or repaired when needed, divided shares and the orphan goods other than property have been examined. Out of the 40 latinized volumes of İstanbul Kadi Records, the documents which involve reference words like orphan-guardian have been used as a resource.