Tekalif-i orfiye

Tekalif-i orfiye was a type of taxation in the Ottoman Empire. Tekalif-i orfiye was a blanket terms for several different ad hoc charges which were, initially, extraordinary taxes raised in war-time. They were variously paid in cash or in kind, and rates could vary (to an extent), depending on the community's ability to pay. By the time of the Tanzimat reforms, tekalif-i orfiye included ninety different excise taxes. A muafname might exempt a community from some or all tekalif-i orfiye.

Tekalif-i orfiye

Tekalif-i orfiye was a type of taxation in the Ottoman Empire. Tekalif-i orfiye was a blanket terms for several different ad hoc charges which were, initially, extraordinary taxes raised in war-time. They were variously paid in cash or in kind, and rates could vary (to an extent), depending on the community's ability to pay. By the time of the Tanzimat reforms, tekalif-i orfiye included ninety different excise taxes. A muafname might exempt a community from some or all tekalif-i orfiye.