Osmanlı Devleti’nin, modern diplomasi anlayışını benimsediği XIX. yüzyılla birlikte izlemeye başladığı “sessiz” diplomasinin rotası insani ilişkiler olmuştur. XIX. yüzyıldan itibaren Osmanlı topraklarında sayısı giderek artarak ağırlanan yabancı hanedan mensuplarının ağırlanma biçimlerini şekillendiren teşrifat veya protokol şeklinde adlandırılabilecek uygulamalar, en az diplomatik temsilcilere yönelik olanlar kadar dikkat çekicidir. Tanzimat’tan, I. Dünya Savaşı’na uzanan dönemde Osmanlı topraklarında misafir edilen Romanov Hanedanı mensuplarının kimlikler, ziyaret bağlamları ve kendilerine uygulanan protokol ise Osmanlı-Rusya ilişkilerinin çok katmanlı yapısını anlamak için ... Devamı
This monograph offers a multi-angle inquiry into modern Turkish cultural history through the intertwined lives of a man and a place: the Ottoman lawyer-entrepreneur Mustafa Nuri and the Viranbağ casino on Büyükada (Prinkipo). Using this microhistory to illuminate larger patterns, it engages five strands that merit further study in their own right: the history of casino/entertainment culture in Türkiye, the cultural history of Büyükada, the biography of Mustafa Nuri, the evolution of vakıf institutions, and the history of forestry. The central concern is everyday life in western Eurasia during the age of nationalism—especially in the Aegean and the Propontis—amid the frictions of Greek and Turkish national projects. Confronting ... Devamı
This book examines the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA) Service Centers of Istanbul. It consists of two detailed reports giving a first hand survey of this association which has educated several generations of young Turkish women in depth. One of the reports cover the period 1911-1924 and the other one, the period of November 1929-1930. The two reports include a wealth of information on the situation of the schools and education of the early Republican years. INTRODUCTION A Short History of Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) Activities in Turkey Milestones of YWCA Activities in Istanbul PART I - REPORT OF THE YWCA IN THE NEAR EAST FROM MARCH 1919 TO JANUARY 1924 I - General Situation in the Near East A. ... Devamı