<P> When the Capitulations were first established it was supposed that foreign assistance could benefit the Empire . The capitulations stipulated that the privileges were based on religion . Ottoman officials, representing different jurisdictions, sought bribes at every opportunity and withheld the proceeds of a vicious and discriminatory tax system, which ruined every struggling industry by graft, and fought against every show of independence on the part of Empire's many subject peoples . On 10 September 1915, the Minister of Interior Talat Pasha abolished the Capitulations, while the capitulation holders refused to recognize his action . </P> <P> The Ottoman public debt was part of a larger schemes of political control, through which the commercial interests of the world had sought to gain advantages that may not have been of the Empire's interest . The total pre-war debt of Empire was $716,000,000 . France had 60 percent of the total, Germany was 20 percent, and the United Kingdom was 15 percent . The debt was administered by the Ottoman Public Debt Administration and its power was extended to the Imperial Ottoman Bank (or Central bank). The Ottoman Debt Administration controlled many of the important revenues of the Empire . The Council had power over financial affairs . Its control even extended to determine the tax on livestock in the districts . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section does not cite any sources . Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed . (October 2016) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr>

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