Ottoman Education Law Is Passed

Under pressure from Great Britain, France, and Austria (three countries that supported the Ottoman Empire against Russia in the Crimean War of 1854–1856 ), Sultan Abd al-Majid I adopts an edict,...

The Ottoman Land Code confirms the existing legal doctrine concerning land categories and land acquisition.

As part of the Tanzimat reorganization throughout Greater Syria, the Sublime Porte decide to join the Province of Damascus to that of Saida to form the Province of Syria (Suriye Vilayeti), with...

The right to own real property in the Ottoman Empire, hitherto restricted to Muslims and Ottoman subjects, is extended to foreigners, following pressure from European powers.

The Ottoman law of nationality aligns with similar European laws, in terms of presumption of nationality.

The Treaty of Berlin is signed by Russia and the Ottoman Empire, together with other European powers, in the aftermath of the Russian victorious war (that started in April 1877) over the Ottomans.

To avoid dealing with another national problem within the empire, the Ottoman Council of Ministers spells out the conditions that shall govern Jewish immigration: (1) European Jews are welcome to...

Tension mounts between Palestinian Arabs from the village of al-Yahudiyya and Jewish settlers from the Petah Tikva settlement over land ownership and grazing and passage rights.

Jerusalem residents petitioned the Ottoman government to restrict immigration from Russia and the purchase of land in Palestine.

Theodor Herzl sends a letter to the Palestinian mayor of Jerusalem, Yusuf Diya-uddin Pasha al-Khalidi, hinting that, if Zionists are not welcome in Palestine, they will go elsewhere.