Ottoman-era Jerusalem land records preserved in Turkish archives, official says
Israel
ANKARA Hundreds of years of Ottoman land and waqf documents for Jerusalem are safeguarded in Turkey's state archives, providing legal proof of ownership , a senior official said Thursday. Abdullah Ünlü, head of the Archive Department at the General Directorate of Land Registry and Cadastre under the Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change Ministry, told Anadolu Agency that the archives hold records from 26 countries once under Ottoman rule. The collection includes 47 land registry defters
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