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  2. History of the Jews in the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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    In the Ottoman Empire, Jews and Christians were considered dhimmi by the majority Muslim population. Muslims in the Ottoman Empire used the Qur'anic concept of dhimmi to place certain restrictions on Jews living in the region. For example, some of the restrictions placed on Jews in the Ottoman Empire were included, but not limited to, a special ...

  3. History of the Jews under Muslim rule - Wikipedia

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    After the Damascus affair, the Ottoman Empire banned blood libel accusations. Most of the blood libel assucations were initiated by Greek Christians due to historical animosity between Greeks and Jews. [21] During the final chapter of the Ottoman Empire, increasing nationalism and economic hardship lead to anti-Jewish setiment in the region. [21]

  4. Dhimmi - Wikipedia

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    The dhimmi system in the Ottoman Empire was largely based upon the Pact of Umar. The client status established the rights of the non-Muslims to property, livelihood and freedom of worship but they were in essence treated as second-class citizens in the empire and referred to in Turkish as gavours , a pejorative word meaning " infidel " or ...

  5. The Dhimmi: Jews and Christians Under Islam - Wikipedia

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    The Dhimmi: Jews and Christians Under Islam is a history book on the dhimmi peoples - the non-Arab and non-Muslim communities subjected to Muslim domination after the conquest of their territories by Arabs [1] by Bat Ye'or.

  6. Damascus affair - Wikipedia

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    In 1840 Damascus belonged to the Ottoman Empire (1299–1922). Under Ottoman rule, the society was organized by the so-called millet system, which divided the Ottoman subjects into different millets based on their religious affiliation. This system guaranteed considerable autonomy to the different millets as long as its members remained loyal ...

  7. Category:Jews from Ottoman Palestine - Wikipedia

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    Jews in Ottoman Palestine under the Ottoman Empire from 1516 to 1917. See related article Old Yishuv . For Jews of the rest of the Ottoman Empire, notably Constantinople and Selanik (Thessaloniki) , see Category:Jews from the Ottoman Empire .

  8. Antisemitism in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    Jews have been living on the territory of the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey for more than 2,400 years. Initially the population consisted of Romaniote Jews of Greek affiliation, but they were later assimilated into the community of Sephardic Jews who emigrated to the Ottoman Empire in the 15th century from the Iberian Peninsula following persecution by the Spanish Inquisition.

  9. Category:Jews and Judaism in the Ottoman Empire - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Jews and Judaism in the Ottoman Empire" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.