CEVAP:

In the heydays of the Ottoman Empire, its relations with foreign states were not
based on mutuality, but on unilaterality. This system was known as the Âman (Mercy) System. Âman was the privilege or immunity granted by the sultan to foreigners or non-Muslims. This system which protected the rights of non-Muslims within the boundaries of the empire was unilaterally granted by the Ottomans. In addition, Âman system constituted the basis of treaties and agreements signed between the Ottomans and foreign states.