The end of the 17th century was an important turning point for the Ottomans and nomads. I will focus on the Ottoman settlement policy applied to the Kurdish nomads (Ekrâd) and Turkish nomads (Türkmân). I shall use imperial edicts and other archival documents to analyze nomad policies from the end of 17th century to the 18th century. The reasons why the Ottomans began to settle the nomads in this era are as follows: the Kurd and Turkish nomads had hardly been employed as regular troops or auxiliary units during the 16th and 17th centuries. The Ottomans had failed to use them as armies or auxiliary units because they had previously rebelled against the empire and were considered bandits. In addition, some imperial edicts show that the Ottomans began to consider the nomadic seasonal migration as troublesome and disastrous in contrast to the precedents at this time. The Ottomans utilized the settlement order to Raqqah Prefecture and northern Syria as punishment for troublesome tribes. The Ottomans initially made them settle places other than northern Syria. Then the Ottomans gradually began to order all troublesome tribes to settle into northern Syria. The Ottoman government persisted to make the Turkish and Kurdish tribes settle into the places where they were initially ordered to settle. When they fled from these places, the government ordered them to re-settle to the same places. Because of this, many tribes who were ordered to settle the northern Syria became bandits. Thus, the social order in northern Syria and other places was disturbed. Additionally, their migration and escape from the northern Syria to other places influenced the population composition in Anatolia until now. To conclude, the Kurdish and Turkish nomads in Anatolia failed to adhere to Ottomans demands from the end of 17th to 18th centuries. Thus, the Ottomans forced a settlement policy on them.