Ministry of Evkaf

The Ministry of Evkaf (Ottoman Turkish: اوقاف همایون نظارتی; Turkish: Evkaf-ı Hümâyun Nezâreti) was an Ottoman Empire ministry in charge of awqaf (evkaf), administering waqfs (then known in Western languages as "vakouf", from the Turkish name). It was upgraded to a ministry in 1840 after being initially created in the century as the Bureau of Imperial Administration of Evkaf (French: Bureau d'Administration impériale de l'Evkaf).^[1]

Formed1840

Superseding agency

• Directorate General of Foundations (3 March 1924)

Jurisdiction Ottoman Empire

Headquarters

• Constantinople

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Ministry of Evkaf

Ottoman Turkish: اوقاف همایون نظارتی Evkaf-ı Hümâyun Nezâreti
Agency overview
Formed	1840
Superseding agency	Directorate General of Foundations (3 March 1924)
Jurisdiction	Ottoman Empire
Headquarters	Constantinople

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