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Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi

Cilt: 64 Sayı: 64 29 Kasım 2024
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Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi

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One of the manuscripts in the rich collection at Leiden University Library was written by a cavalry soldier named Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi. He was a deli (irregu- lar horseman) in the Ottoman army in the first quarter of the nineteenth century and travelled to many places in the eastern Anatolian and Balkan regions. In 1834 Kabudlu wrote a work called Tevārīḫ, in which he discusses his travels and memories. In the manuscript, he states that he composed the tevārīḫ (chronicle) as an account of the cities he visited and the wars he witnessed. In this article, I discuss the reasons why a deli soldier would pen his memoirs by considering the context of Ottoman book culture in the nineteenth century. The place that chronicles, autobiographies and travelogues occupied in that period is worthy of greater attention, and they shed light on how the narratives of an Ottoman soldier were influenced during the trans- formation from manuscript culture to the era of the printing press. In that regard, by analysing the manuscript, which was written on the eve of print capitalism in Otto- man territories, I try to answer the question of why Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi referred to his extraordinary travel notes as a chronicle (tevārīḫ). Besides examining two journeys, namely the travels of the author as well as the travels of the manuscript itself, I also discuss other travelogues, chronicles, memoirs and diaries from that period to dem- onstrate the importance of this ego-document written by an irregular soldier within the context of Ottoman literary traditions.

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Kaynakça

  1. BOA, HAT, 1227/47927. BOA, HAT, 510/25048, 7 Muharrem 1240 (1 September 1824). BOA, HAT, 762/36026, 9 Rebiülahir 1230 (21 March 1815). BOA, HAT, 867/38584-M, 20 Zilhicce 1236 (18 September 1821). Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi: Tevārīḫ, Leiden University Library, Special Collection, Cod.Or.1551

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Osmanlı Düşünce Tarihi

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Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Yayımlanma Tarihi

29 Kasım 2024

Gönderilme Tarihi

1 Mayıs 2023

Kabul Tarihi

19 Kasım 2023

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2024 Cilt: 64 Sayı: 64

Kaynak Göster

APA
Koçyiğit, Ö. (2024). Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi. Osmanlı Araştırmaları, 64(64), 353-376. https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.1597891
AMA
1.Koçyiğit Ö. Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi. OA. 2024;64(64):353-376. doi:10.18589/oa.1597891
Chicago
Koçyiğit, Ömer. 2024. “Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi”. Osmanlı Araştırmaları 64 (64): 353-76. https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.1597891.
EndNote
Koçyiğit Ö (01 Kasım 2024) Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi. Osmanlı Araştırmaları 64 64 353–376.
IEEE
[1]Ö. Koçyiğit, “Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi”, OA, c. 64, sy 64, ss. 353–376, Kas. 2024, doi: 10.18589/oa.1597891.
ISNAD
Koçyiğit, Ömer. “Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi”. Osmanlı Araştırmaları 64/64 (01 Kasım 2024): 353-376. https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.1597891.
JAMA
1.Koçyiğit Ö. Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi. OA. 2024;64:353–376.
MLA
Koçyiğit, Ömer. “Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi”. Osmanlı Araştırmaları, c. 64, sy 64, Kasım 2024, ss. 353-76, doi:10.18589/oa.1597891.
Vancouver
1.Ömer Koçyiğit. Narration Beyond Genres: The Military Memoirs of Kabudlu Mustafa Vasfi. OA. 01 Kasım 2024;64(64):353-76. doi:10.18589/oa.1597891