ONE DIPLOMATIC MANUAL FROM THE 18th CENTURY ON THE TERRITORY AND PEOPLE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE
ONE DIPLOMATIC MANUAL FROM THE 18th CENTURY ON THE TERRITORY AND PEOPLE OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

Summary/Abstract: The static comments on the description of the population and territory of the Ottoman Empire in a diplomatic guide from the 18th century. This is a manuscript written by an unknown European author during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. The manuscript provides basic information about the territory of the Ottoman Empire and its geographical, climatic, cultural and religious characteristics. A description is also given of Istanbul, its architecture and communal problems, and the mentality of its inhabitants. The antagonism between the Turks and the Christians is described. The observations of the author of the document regarding the Turkish mentality and the behavior of the Turks in their diplomatic and trade relations with Christian countries are interesting.

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