THE OTTOMAN WOMAN THROUGH KONSTANTIN BAZILI’S POINT OF VIEW Cover Image

KONSTANTİN BAZİLİ’NİN GÖZÜYLE OSMANLI KADINI
THE OTTOMAN WOMAN THROUGH KONSTANTIN BAZILI’S POINT OF VIEW

Author(s): Rami İlsever
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Social history, Russian Literature, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Kültür Ajans Tanıtım ve Organizasyon
Keywords: Ottoman Women; Russian Literature; Imagology; Konstantin Bazili;

Summary/Abstract: XIXth century is a period of great importance for Turkey - Russia relations. It is the period when a number of works of Russian authors appeared about Turkey and nations living in Turkey as result of their travels to Ottoman Empire. A close interest in Turkey, driven by wars between two countries, resulted in many works devoted to Istanbul andTurkey. The goal of this article is to analyze the observations on Ottoman women and their place in social life, expressed in "Constantinople Essays" – the travel-writing work, writtenin the first half of XIXth century by Konstantin Bazili (1809-1886), a famous Russian orientalist and diplomat.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 29
  • Page Range: 83-87
  • Page Count: 5
  • Language: Turkish