Research Article

Institutional Translators' Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period

Number: 28 July 24, 2020
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Institutional Translators' Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period

Abstract

This study focuses on the institutional translators’ field and habitus in the Ottoman Empire during the 19th century. Little research on institutional translators, particularly for those in the government institutions, has been so far carried out from a historical point of view in translation studies. Setting out to fill this gap in the literature, the present study benefits from Bourdieu’s concepts of field and habitus. It deals with the professional and political careers of seven different institutional translators who worked for the Ottoman state during the 19th century and discusses their common dispositions. Translation Chamber was established in 1821 in order to replace Greek dragomans with qualified Turkish Muslim translators to facilitate communication with leading European powers as talented diplomats. Professional and political lives of these seven historical figures display some similarities during their promotion in the imperial hierarchy. The present study argues that the Chamber functioned as a field for young students to start a bright career in the Empire. Similarly, diplomatic missions in various European capitals and the post of imperial court dragoman required the acquisition of a similar habitus that was likely to pave the way for a highly prestigious post, i.e. ministry.

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 24, 2020

Submission Date

December 14, 2019

Acceptance Date

July 1, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Number: 28

APA
Sarıgül, S. (2020). Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period. Çeviribilim Ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, 28, 177-191. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.659356
AMA
1.Sarıgül S. Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 2020;(28):177-191. doi:10.37599/ceviri.659356
Chicago
Sarıgül, Semih. 2020. “Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period”. Çeviribilim Ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, nos. 28: 177-91. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.659356.
EndNote
Sarıgül S (July 1, 2020) Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi 28 177–191.
IEEE
[1]S. Sarıgül, “Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period”, Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, no. 28, pp. 177–191, July 2020, doi: 10.37599/ceviri.659356.
ISNAD
Sarıgül, Semih. “Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period”. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 28 (July 1, 2020): 177-191. https://doi.org/10.37599/ceviri.659356.
JAMA
1.Sarıgül S. Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 2020;:177–191.
MLA
Sarıgül, Semih. “Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period”. Çeviribilim Ve Uygulamaları Dergisi, no. 28, July 2020, pp. 177-91, doi:10.37599/ceviri.659356.
Vancouver
1.Semih Sarıgül. Institutional Translators’ Field and Habitus in the Late Ottoman Period. Çeviribilim ve Uygulamaları Dergisi. 2020 Jul. 1;(28):177-91. doi:10.37599/ceviri.659356