Slavery in Turkey is illegal, though like many other countries, it suffers from issues relating to
human trafficking. Historically, slavery in Turkey was significant during the
Ottoman Empire
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period.
History
Slavery was a significant part of the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
's economy.
Modern
Turkey is one of the top destinations for victims of
human trafficking, according to a report produced by the
UNDOC.
A 2016 report based on the Global Slavery Index estimated that there may be about "48,000 people in Turkey
holive like modern slaves".
Many members of the
Afro-Turk minority are descendants of the former slaves.
See also
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History of slavery in the Muslim world
The history of slavery in the Muslim world began with institutions inherited from pre-Islamic Arabia;Lewis 1994Ch.1 and the practice of keeping slaves subsequently developed in radically different ways, depending on social-political factors such ...
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Human rights in Turkey
Human rights in Turkey are protected by a variety of international law treaties, which take precedence over domestic legislation, according to Article 90 of the 1982 Constitution. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR ...
References
Economic history of Turkey
Legal history of Turkey
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
Slavery in Europe
Slavery in Asia
Human rights abuses in Turkey
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