What Was the Imperial Council? How the Ottoman State Was Governed
What was the Ottoman Imperial Council (Divan-ı Hümayun)? Its origins, members, meetings in the Dome Chamber, its role as a high court open to all and its gradual decline.
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What Was the Devshirme System? How Were Children Selected in the Ottoman Empire?
What was the devshirme system? The rules for selecting children, “giving to the Turks,” training in the Novice Corps and the Enderun, and how the method rose and declined.
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The Ottoman Waqf System: Mosques, Madrasas and Social Aid
How the Ottoman waqf system kept mosques, madrasas, imarets and hospitals alive: the waqf deed, the administrator, cash waqfs and the Ministry of Endowments founded in 1826.
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Harem Life in the Ottoman Empire: Facts, Myths, and Rules
What was harem life like in the Ottoman palace? The rise of concubines, the titles ikbal and kadınefendi, the sultans’ marriages and the most common myths.
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How Did the Crimean War Bind the Ottoman Empire to European Politics?
How did the Crimean War bind the Ottoman Empire to European politics? The dispute over the holy places, Menshikov’s mission, the fronts from the Danube to Kars, the first foreign loan and the Treaty of Paris of 1856.
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Ottoman Expansion in the Era of Orhan Gazi
How did the Ottomans expand in the era of Orhan Gazi? The conquest of Bursa, İznik and İzmit, the annexation of Karesi, the crossing into Rumelia and the first institutions.
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What Is the Interregnum, How Long Did It Last?
What was the Ottoman Interregnum and how long did it last? The defeat at Ankara, the war among Bayezid’s sons, Mehmed Çelebi’s victory at Çamurlu in 1413 and its consequences.
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The First Ottoman Sultan Who Ensured Anatolian Turkish Political Unity
Who achieved Anatolian Turkish political unity first, why did it collapse in 1402, and which sultans restored and completed it? Three stages, principalities and dates.
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The Impact of Geographical Discoveries on the Ottoman Empire
How the Geographical Discoveries affected the Ottoman Empire: the struggle with Portugal in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean, the Piri Reis map, shifting trade routes and the akçe.
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The First Ottoman Law Regulating Marriage and Divorce
The 1917 Law of Family Rights was the first Ottoman law to regulate marriage and divorce: its background, the age of marriage, the monogamy clause, divorce rules and its repeal.
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