On the Sultan's Service: Halid Ziya Usakligil's Memoir of the Ottoman Palace, 1909–1912Douglas Scott Brookes Indiana University Press, 21 janv. 2020 - 223 pages The renowned Turkish author’s memoir of serving Sultan Mehmed V provides a rare look inside the palace politics of the late Ottoman Empire. Before he became one of Turkey’s most famous novelists, Halid Ziya Usakligil served as First Secretary to Sultan Mehmed V. His memoir of that time, between 1909 and 1912, provides first-hand insight into the personalities, intrigues, and inner workings of the Ottoman palace in its final decades. In post-Revolution Turkey, the palace no longer exercised political power. Instead, it negotiated the minefields between political factions, sought ways to unite the empire in the face of nationalist aspirations, and faced the opening salvos of the wars that would eventually overwhelm the country. Usakligil includes interviews with the Imperial family as well as descriptions of royal nuptials, the palaces and its visitors, and the crises that shook the court. He also delivers an insightful and moving portrait of Mehmed V, the man who reigned over the Ottoman Empire through both Balkan Wars and World War I. |
Table des matières
Redoing the Palaces | |
On Show | |
Mysterious Yıldız Daunting Topkapı | |
Coming to Call | |
Royal Guests | |
On Holiday | |
Maneuvering Touring | |
No End to Crises | |
Caught in the Vise | |
Bringing Down the Curtain | |
The Imperial Household | |
The Imperial Family | |
Wedding Vows and Dueling Heirs | |
Papers Papers | |
The Man Who Would Be Sultan | |
Epilogue | |
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