Islâhat Fermânı (
Ottoman Turkish:
اصلاحات خط همايونى,
Islâhat Hatt-ı Hümâyûnu)
(The Imperial Islâhat Firmân, The Imperial Reform Edict, or The Rescript of Reform) was a February 18, 1856 edict of the
Ottoman government and part of the
Tanzimat reforms. The decree from
Sultan Abdülmecid I promised equality in education, government appointments, and administration of justice to all regardless of
creed. The decree is often seen as a result of the influence of
France and
Britain, which assisted the Ottoman Empire against the Russians during the
Crimean War (1853–1856) and the
Treaty of Paris (1856) which ended the war.