In this article, Mustafa Naîmâ Efendi’s life, historiography and his work
are briefly summarized. This article consists of two parts. In the first part, Mustafa Naîmâ Efendi’s turbulent life from birth to death is briefly mentioned. That
is; Born in Aleppo in 1655, he moved to Istanbul around 1680. With Mustafa
Naîmâ Effendi entering the ward of Saray-ı Atik Baltacılar in Istanbul, the
progress in the bureaucratic environment, the relationship with the bureaucrats
and the personality of Mustafa Naîmâ Effendi were emphasized. In the second
part, Mustafa Naîma Effendi’s briefly importance history of official history
writing and official historiography of his work has been evaluated. In addition,
the sources of the period he used when writing his work are mentioned. Lastly,
the names of the local and foreign authors working on the history-i Naîma in
the Ottoman period and the Republican period and the names of the studies they
have made based on them are mentioned.
Ottoman Official History Writing Chroniclers Mustafa Naima Efendi History of Naîmâ Bureaucracy
Journal Section | MAKALELER |
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Publication Date | August 31, 2017 |
Published in Issue | Year 2017 Issue: 1 |