▁de ▁j ure ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁joined ▁the ▁Central ▁Pow ers ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I . ▁Great ▁Britain ▁officially ▁an nex ed ▁these ▁two ▁provinces ▁and ▁Cy pr us ▁in ▁response . ▁▁ 1 8 9 3 – 9 6 ▁Ott oman ▁Census ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁States ▁took ▁charge ▁of ▁drawing ▁population ▁tables , ▁increasing ▁the ▁precision ▁of ▁population ▁records . ▁They ▁introduced ▁new ▁measures ▁of ▁recording ▁population ▁counts ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁This ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁General ▁Population ▁Administration , ▁attached ▁to ▁the ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 - 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁official ▁census ▁( 1 8 8 1 – 9 3 ) ▁took ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁to ▁finish . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁the ▁results ▁were ▁compiled ▁and ▁presented . ▁This ▁census ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁modern , ▁general ▁and ▁standard ized ▁census ▁accomplished ▁not ▁for ▁tax ation ▁nor ▁for ▁military ▁purposes , ▁but ▁to ▁ac quire ▁dem ographic ▁data . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁divided ▁into ▁eth no - rel ig ious ▁and ▁gender ▁characteristics . ▁Num bers ▁of ▁both ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁subjects ▁are ▁given ▁in ▁eth no - rel ig ious ▁categories ▁including ▁Muslim s , ▁Gree ks , ▁Armen ians , ▁Bulg ari ans , ▁C athol ics , ▁Jews , ▁Protest ants , ▁Lat ins , ▁Sy ri acs ▁and ▁Gy