III. Selim ve Döneminde Osmanlı Sarayındaki Kültürel Hayatın Sanat ve Mimarideki Etkileri
THE INFLUENCE OF OTTOMAN PALACE CULTURAL LIFE ON ART AND ARCHITECTURE DURING THE RULE OF SELIM III

Summary/Abstract: Selim III succeeded to the throne at twenty-eight years of age (1789-1807). He was a fine and elegant sultan who was keen on poetry and music, loved to have fun, was innovative and followed developments in the West. He wrote poems using the pseudonym, Ilhami. He was not only a poet, but also a composer whose creations are still recognized and listened to in the present day. During his rule, court music was combined with Ottoman music and had its golden age. Court music was not only for entertainment. It reached its artistic peak during this period. Selim III revived forgotten modes in music and the traditional Turkish music had its golden age thanks to him. In this period, the palace became involved in Istanbul’s musical activities, helped successful musicians and artists to improve themselves and played an important role in their cultural development. Baroque and rococo styles were popular in European architecture in this period. They reached the Ottoman Empire in the eighteenth century and their first reflections were seen in architectural ornaments. Although the ornamentation changed, traditional calligraphy techniques were used in murals, while oil paints were used in the second half of the nineteenth century. At first, these paintings were found only in Istanbul in the vicinity of the palace. Later, they spread throughout the empire and were used as a decoration in mansions, sadirvans (“fountains”), and even shrines and mosques. They have an important place in the transition from the traditional miniature paintings to paintings in the Western style.

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