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Country Chests were an important agricultural credit institution established in the second half of the 19th century in the Ottoman Empire to meet the financial needs of rural communities and support agricultural development. A primary objective was to free farmers from the cycle of debt prevalent during a time of widespread usury and to support their production. Founding and Early Steps The foundations of the Country Chests were laid in 1863 in Şehirköy (Pirot) through the initiative of Mithat P