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In the Ottoman legal system, what would happen if a Muslim committed a violent crime against a Christian (rape, murder, assault)? Could a Christian/their family seek restitution, and what would that look like? How did this change (or not) after the Tanzimat reforms?

by /u/Kilikia in /r/AskHistorians

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