Abstract
Osmanlı Devleti tarihi üzerine birçok kitap yazılmıştır. Bu kadim medeniyet dünya çapında bir çok araştırmacı, tarihçi, edebiyatçının ilgisini çekmiştir,bunlardan birisi de İngiltere’nin İstanbul büyükelçisi olarak görev yapan Sir James Porter’dır. İstanbulda 16 yıl kalan Porter, Osmanlı Devletini yakından gözlemleme fırsatı yakalamıştır. Osmanlı Devleti üzerine iki kitap kaleme almıştır. Bu kitaplardan bir tanesi “Sir James Porter’s Turkey:Its History and Progress” (Sir James Porter’ın Türkiyesi. Tarihi ve Gelişimi adlı kitaptır. İncelediğimiz sözkonusu kitap, Osmanlı Devletinin sosyal, politik, ekonomik, hukuk alanlarında Sir James Porter’ın hem öznel düşünce ve gözlemlerini hem tarihi bilgileri sunmaktadır. Kitap değerlendirmesi başlığında incelediğimiz eser, önemli bir tarihsel kaynak olarak göze çarpmaktadır.
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References
- Boogert, Maurits (2019). Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Netherland: Brill.
- Couser, Thomas. (2012). Memoir: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University.
- Larson, Thomas (2007). The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative. Ohio: Ohio University Press.
- Porter, Sir James (1854). Turkey: Its History and Progress. London: Hurst and Blackett.
- Rak, Julie (2004). “Are Memoirs Autobiography? A Consideration of Genre and Public Identity”. Genre. 37(3): 483–504.
Abstract
Many books have been written on the history of the Ottoman Empire. This ancient civilization has attracted attention of many researchers, historians and writers across the world, one of whom was Sir James Porter having served as the British ambassador to Istanbul. Porter, who stayed in Istanbul for 16 years, had the chance to observe the Ottoman Empire closely. He wrote two books on the Ottoman Empire. One of them is “Sir James Porter’s Turkey: Its History and Progress”. The book reviewed presents both Sir James Porter’s subjective thoughts and observations as well as historical facts on the social, political, economic and legal fields of the Ottoman Empire. The work analyzed under book review stands out as an important historical source.
Keywords
References
- Boogert, Maurits (2019). Christian-Muslim Relations. A Bibliographical History. Netherland: Brill.
- Couser, Thomas. (2012). Memoir: An Introduction. Oxford: Oxford University.
- Larson, Thomas (2007). The Memoir and the Memoirist: Reading and Writing Personal Narrative. Ohio: Ohio University Press.
- Porter, Sir James (1854). Turkey: Its History and Progress. London: Hurst and Blackett.
- Rak, Julie (2004). “Are Memoirs Autobiography? A Consideration of Genre and Public Identity”. Genre. 37(3): 483–504.
Details
| Primary Language | English |
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| Subjects | Literary Studies (Other) |
| Journal Section | KİTAP TANITIMI - DEĞERLENDİRME |
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| Publication Date | December 27, 2024 |
| Submission Date | September 5, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | November 19, 2024 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 7 Issue: 2 |
