mülk
Sign in to savethumb|right|A sinirname for the village of Subasi, in Hayrabolu district, in eastern [[Thrace; which was mülk (freehold) land belonging to Rustem Pasha. The top of the sinirname is signed with the imperial tughra.]] Mülk was a form of land holding in the Ottoman Empire.
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thumb|right|A sinirname for the village of Subasi, in Hayrabolu district, in eastern [[Thrace; which was mülk (freehold) land belonging to Rustem Pasha. The top of the sinirname is signed with the imperial tughra.]] Mülk was a form of land holding in the Ottoman Empire.
==Characteristics of mülk== Mülk was similar to freehold land; owners could buy, sell, and mortgage freely. It was exempt from some kinds of land taxes. Mülk was about more than just the land; it might also include the right to annual malikane payments from tenants and farmers.