How did Ottoman rule change land rights for Greek peasants in Cyprus?

Following the Ottoman conquest of Cyprus in the 1570s, the island's social and economic structure underwent significant changes. The Ottomans abolished the existing system of feudal tenure that had characterized the preceding eras of Lusignan, Genoese, and Venetian rule.12

As a result of this abolition, the Greek peasantry acquired inalienable and hereditary rights to their land. While taxes were initially reduced following the conquest, they were later increased significantly and raised in an arbitrary manner. By the 18th century, the Orthodox archbishop was tasked with the responsibility of tax collection on behalf of the Ottoman authorities.1