Explore the Ottoman Land Code, a detailed system for land ownership, registration, and transfer.
This edition outlines how land in the empire was classified and managed, including five main classes of land and four kinds of ownership. It explains how title-deeds were issued, how land could be bought or sold, and how inheritance and mortgages were handled. The text also covers the roles of officials, registers, and courts in recording properties and regulating Tapu.
- Learn the five land classes and the different forms of ownership that govern land rights
- Understand how title-deeds are created, registered, and validated for Emlak and Vakf lands
- See the procedures for sales, purchases, mortgages, and inheritance
- Get a sense of the administration and procedures behind census, property registration, and land management
Ideal for readers of legal history, land law, and Ottoman administration.