Algerian Migration and the Formation of the <i>Muhacir</i> Status in the Ottoman Empire (1830–1908)
Journal: Itinerario
Year: 2026

Abstract This article examines the resettlement of Algerians fleeing French colonial rule after 1830 in the Ottoman Empire (Palestine, Syria, and Anatolia) to analyse the formation of the legal and administrative category of muhacir . It argues that the Algerian case offers a privileged vantage point for understanding how this status emerged and was gradually consolidated over the nineteenth century. Because Algerians migrated over a long time span and were not the initial targets of Ottoman res