On the Sultan's Service (eBook, ePUB)

Halid Ziya Usakligil's Memoir of the Ottoman Palace, 1909-1912
Redaktion: Brookes, Douglas Scott

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The renowned Turkish author's memoir of serving Sultan Mehmed V provides a rare look inside the palace politics of the late Ottoman Empire. Before he became one of Turkey's most famous novelists, Halid Ziya Usakligil served as First Secretary to Sultan Mehmed V. His memoir of that time, between 1909 and 1912, provides first-hand insight into the personalities, intrigues, and inner workings of the Ottoman palace in its final decades. In post-Revolution Turkey, the palace no longer exercised political power. Instead, it negotiated the minefields between political factions, sought ways to unite the empire in the face of nationalist aspirations, and faced the opening salvos of the wars that would eventually overwhelm the country. Usakligil includes interviews with the Imperial family as well as descriptions of royal nuptials, the palaces and its visitors, and the crises that shook the court. He also delivers an insightful and moving portrait of Mehmed V, the man who reigned over the Ottoman Empire through both Balkan Wars and World War I.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Indiana University Press
• Seitenzahl: 223
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. März 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780253045522
• Artikelnr.: 58434276

Autorenporträt

Douglas Scott Brookes teaches Ottoman Turkish at the University of California, Berkeley. He is author of Harem Ghosts: What One Cemetery Can Tell Us About the Ottoman Empire and The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher: Voices from the Ottoman Harem.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword Introduction Maps Timeline of Late Ottoman History Family Tree 1. A New Court for a New Monarch 2. Redoing the Palaces 3. On Show 4. The Imperial Household 5. The Imperial Family 6. Wedding Vows and Dueling Heirs 7. Papers, Papers 8. Mysterious Y
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9. Coming to Call 10. Royal Guests 11. On Holiday 12. Maneuvering, Touring 13. No End to Crises 14. Caught in the Vise 15. Bringing Down the Curtain 16. The Man Who Would Be Sultan Epilogue Glossary of Names Glossary of Terms and Places Bibliography Index