Ottoman Economy Under Abdülhamid II: Debt, Rail and Banks
How the Ottoman state paid its way, 1876 to 1909: the 1881 debt deal, a creditors’ tax office, a tobacco monopoly and railways built on guarantees.
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- TürkçeAna sayfa
- العربيةالصفحة الرئيسية
- РусскийГлавная страница
- DeutschStartseite
- FrançaisPage d'accueil
- EspañolPágina de inicio
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- NederlandsStartpagina
- PolskiStrona główna
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- RomânăPagina principală
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- فارسیصفحهٔ اصلی
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