Struggle For Religious-Political Influence Between Armenians And Greeks At Kamame Church In Jerusalem And The Firman Of 1740 Cover Image

Kudüs Kamame Kilisesi’nde Ermeniler İle Rumların Dini-Siyasi Nüfuz Mücadelesi Ve 1740 Tarihli Ferman
Struggle For Religious-Political Influence Between Armenians And Greeks At Kamame Church In Jerusalem And The Firman Of 1740

Author(s): İlhami Yurdakul
Subject(s): History, Political history, Theology and Religion, 18th Century, History of Religion
Published by: Serkan YAZICI
Keywords: Greek; Armenian; Kamame; Church; Jerusalem; Ottoman;

Summary/Abstract: Jerusalem is a city which is essential and cannot be neglected in terms of its religious and historical structures. The region where Masjid Al-Aqsa is located is in the middle of a conflict of belonging and ownership due to Kubbetüssahra, Temple of Solomon and memories of Christ's last three days. Kamame Church, common historical and religious heritage of Christianity is also the center of ancient debate and conflict. For the solution of the matter of Kamame Church various firmans which reiterated one another were given by Hz. Ömer, Mehmed the Conqueror, Sultan Selim I, Suleiman the magnificent, Sultan Murad IV, Sultan Mehmed IV, Sultan Ibrahim, Sultan Suleiman II, Sultan Osman III and Sultan Mustafa III. On the last firman given in 1740 regarding the Greek and Armenian dispute previous firmans were summarized. In this study the document dating 1740 will be analyzed and the transcription of it will be presented.

  • Issue Year: 1/2016
  • Issue No: Spec.issue
  • Page Range: 238-262
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Turkish