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Law for the Encouragement of Industry

Turkey [1909, 1915]

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The "Law for the Encouragement of Industry" was enacted in the Ottoman Empire, with versions in 1909 and revised in 1915. This law was part of broader reform efforts by the Young Turks aimed at promoting industrialization. While the law itself had limited success, it laid the groundwork for future state-directed economic planning. These reforms were part of a larger movement to modernize the Ottoman state, which included administrative changes, educational improvements, and the secularization of law.1234

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