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Armenians already had established notable settlements in Istanbul and other Ottoman port cities in the 17th and 18th centuries due to their active participation in global trade. Despite the Muslim dominance in Ottoman society, a limited number of Armenian families managed to secure influential positions in banking, commerce, and government.
Taxation in Armenia is regulated by the State Revenue Committee, which is the tax authority of the Armenian government. [1] Meanwhile, the Armenian Tax Service is responsible for the collection of taxes, providing revenue services , preventing tax fraud and tax evasion , and implementing various tax reform programs in conjunction with the State ...
From this tax, the Turkish government collected 314,900,000 liras or about US$270 million (80% of the state budget) from the confiscation of non-Muslim assets. [57] This period coincided with further confiscations of private property belonging to Armenians. Special commissions were created to separate the evictions of non-Muslims from others.
Officials at the denomination’s Paris office and its headquarters in Armenia confirmed they had received other AXA money disclosed in court records: checks totaling $300,000 that Kabateck signed ...
Empress Theodora had Armenian roots, along with her brothers, uncle, nephews, and other numerous relatives who exercised regency during the minority of her son, Michael III (r. 842–867). [46] [47] According to N. G. Adontz, she belonged to the Nakharar Mamikonian family. [48] A depiction of Emperor Leo the Armenian in a 15th century ...
On July 29, 2010, Armenian-American lawyers filed a federal lawsuit against the Turkish government, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey and Ziraat Bankası, seeking compensation for the descendants of Armenians whose property was allegedly seized during the Armenian genocide. The plaintiffs are Garbis Davouyan of Los Angeles and Hrayr ...
The economy of Armenia had grown by 7.5% in 2017 and reached a nominal GDP of $11.5 billion per annum, while per capita figure grew by 10.1% and reached $3880. [55] With 7.29% Armenia was second best in GDP per capita growth terms in Europe and Central Asia in 2017. [56]
The Armenian acceptance of Arab rule irritated the Byzantines. Emperor Constans sent his men to Armenia in order to impose the Chalcedonian creed of Christianity. [6] He did not succeed in his doctrinal objective, but the new Armenian prefect, Hamazasp, who regarded the taxes imposed by the Muslims as too heavy, yielded to the Emperor.