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Capitulations of the Ottoman Empire

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Thus, although the Turkish capitulations were not in themselves treaties, yet by subsequent confirmation they acquired the force of commercial durable instead of personal nature; the conversion of permissive into perfect rights; questions as to contraband and neutral trade stated in definite terms.
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The Ottoman-French Treaty of 1740 marked the apogee of French influence in the Ottoman Empire in the eighteenth century. In the following years the French had an unchallenged position in Levant trade and in transportation between Ottoman ports. Near contemporary Ottoman capitulations to European
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The capitulations were initially made during the Ottoman Empire's military dominance, to entice and encourage commercial exchange with Western merchants. However, after military dominance shifted to Europe, significant economic and political advantages were granted to the European powers by the
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in 1453, which entered into peaceful relations with the Ottoman Empire. Afterwards new capitulations were obtained which summed up in one document earlier concessions, and added to them in general terms whatever had been conceded to one or more other states; a stipulation which became a
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As regards technical distinctions, an agreement, an exchange of notes, or a convention properly applies to one specific subject; whereas a treaty usually comprises several matters, whether commercial or
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regarding France. These treaties facilitated the entry of European finished goods into Ottoman markets, granting certain tax and tariff privileges to European merchants, and even some
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powers such as Britain and Holland (1737), the Kingdom of Naples (1740), Denmark (1756), and Prussia (1761) were to offset and balance the capitulations granted to France in 1740.
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According to these capitulations traders entering the Ottoman Empire were exempt from local prosecution, local taxation, local conscription, and the searching of their domicile.
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Each of the High Contracting Parties hereby accepts, in so far as it is concerned, the complete abolition of the Capitulations in Turkey in every respect.
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were generally bilateral acts whereby definite arrangements were entered into by each contracting party towards the other, not mere concessions.
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courts. These treaties were generally not disadvantagous to the Ottoman Empire while the Ottomans retained a superior military advantage.
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legal rights to allow the French consul to exercise jurisdiction over disputes arising with French merchants instead of the local Islamic
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Lucius Ellsworth Thayer, "The Capitulations of the Ottoman Empire and the Question of their Abrogation as it Affects the United States",
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unilaterally abrogated the capitulations as part of diplomatic maneuverings with Germany and the United Kingdom as to whether
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Convention regarding the Abolition of the Capitulations in Egypt, Protocol, and Declaration by the Royal Egyptian Government
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Longva, Anh Nga. "From the Dhimma to the Capitulations: Memory and Experience of Protection in Lebanon." in
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and other states, foreigners resident in Turkey were subject to the laws of their respective countries.
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In the first instance capitulations were granted separately to each Christian state, beginning with the
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The capitulations and the Ottoman legal system: qadis, consuls, and beraths in the 18th century
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Religious Minorities in the Middle East: Domination, Self-Empowerment, Accommodation
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According to capitulations, and treaties confirmatory of them, made between the
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Draft of the 1536 treaty or capitulations negotiated between French ambassador
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Capitulations signified that which was arranged under distinct headings; the
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Montreux Convention Regarding the Abolition of the Capitulations in Egypt
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Contracts conferring rights and privileges to foreign Christian subjects
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As far as Turkey is concerned, the capitulations were abolished by the
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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Trading with the Ottomans: The Levant Company in the Middle East
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Ahmad, F. "Ottoman perceptions of the capitulations 1800-1914,"
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Capitulatory treaties were signed with the following states:
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The Turkish capitulations were grants made by successive
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Maurits H. van den Boogert; Kate Fleet, eds. (2003).
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16th century copy of the 1569 capitulations between
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Index

Ottoman Capitulations

Charles IX
Selim II

Jean de La ForĂŞt
Ibrahim Pasha
Ottoman Empire
Egypt
Mamluks

Venice
Ottoman Empire
Battle of Preveza

Type Sage
French Post Office
Beirut
Ottoman Empire
Christian
France
capitulations
Ahidnâmes
sultans
Christian nations
Byzantine Empire
Genoese
most favored nation
Suleiman the Magnificent
extraterritorial

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