Mülk
# Mülk

Mülk was a type of land unit under the Ottomans.

## 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.

## Context

In much of the near east, mülk can be contrasted against miri, which was effectively state-controlled land (perhaps a former mülk forfeited to the state when the owner had no heir to pass it on to).

In some ways, mülk was similar to waqf property.

## Related concepts

* çiftlik
* Iltizam
* Tapu resmi
* Sinirname
* Malikane
* Miri
* mawat: Dead land, or wilderness.
