A Turkish unit of measurement for determining land area or boundaries, used historically in Ottoman surveying and administration.
From Turkish alti (six) and lik (suffix forming nouns), though the exact historical measurement it represented is unclear. It reflects Ottoman administrative terminology.
Ottoman measurement systems like altilik reveal how every civilization created unique units based on their needs—just as we have acres and hectares, the Turks had specialized land measurements for their vast empire's administration.
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