Ottoman public debt

Ottoman public debt

The Ottoman public debt was a term which dated back to 4 August 1854,[1] when the Ottoman Empire first entered into loan contracts with its European creditors shortly after the beginning of the Crimean War.[2] The Empire entered into subsequent loans, partly to finance railway construction and partly to finance deficits between revenues and the lavish expenditure of the Imperial court. Some financial commentators have noted that the terms of these loans were exceptionally favourable to the French and British banks which facilitated them, whereas others have noted that the terms reflected the imperial administration's willingness to constantly refinance its debts.[3]

The Empire defaulted on its loan repayments in 1875. In 1881, as part of the Decree of Muharrem which reduced the overall public debt, the Ottoman Public Debt Administration was established. This made the European creditors bondholders, and assigned rights to collect various tax and customs revenues of the Empire to the Administration.

Size

Ottoman Empire

  • In 1875 the nominal public debt was £200,000,000, with annual interest and amortization payments of £12,000,000, more than half the national revenue.
  • In December 1881, the debt was reduced from £191,000,000 to £106,000,000 with the government's concessions to the OPDA.

Republic of Turkey

  • During the Paris Conference of 1925, the Republic of Turkey agreed to pay 62% of the Ottoman Empire's pre-1912 debt, and 77% of the Ottoman Empire's post-1912 debt.[1] With the Paris Treaty of 1933, Turkey decreased this amount to its favour and agreed to pay 84.6 million liras out of the remaining total of 161.3 million liras of Ottoman debt.[1] The last payment of the Ottoman debt was made by Turkey on 25 May 1954.[1]

References and notes

  1. ^ a b c d History of the Ottoman public debt
  2. ^ Douglas Arthur Howard: "The History of Turkey", page 71.
  3. ^ "Gold for the Sultan: Western Bankers and Ottoman Finance, 1856–1881", by Christopher Clay, London, 2001.

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