Abstract
Nearly two years prior to Yusuf Agah Efendi's appointment as the first permanent Ottoman ambassador to England (1793-1797), another Ottoman individual was granted an audience with King George III, albeit under vastly different circumstances. In 1791, this 34-35-year-old man arrived in Liverpool, having escaped from the Ottoman Empire after enduring great hardship and seeking refuge in Great Britain. He subsequently relocated to Dublin. Unable to speak English, he sought individuals who could communicate in Arabic or Spanish and was referred to Adam Clarke (1762-1832). Through Clarke, he was baptized and eventually emigrated to America, where he married Susan Colvin, a member of a prominent New York family. The couple had a son and a daughter, who was just three weeks old when he passed away. He succumbed to illness in Baltimore, where he had been practicing medicine, in 1800, thousands of miles from his homeland.
References
- J. B. B. Clarke, M. A. (haz.), An Account of the Infancy, Religious and Literary Life of Adam Clarke (Londra: 1833).
Abstract
Osmanlı’nın İngiltere nezdinde ilk daimi elçisi Yusuf Agah Efendi diplomatik görevine (1793-1797) başlamadan yaklaşık iki yıl evvel, başka bir Osmanlı, İngiliz kralı III. George’un huzuruna kabul edilir, ancak tamamen bambaşka şartlarda. 1791’de Liverpool’a ayak basan 34-35 yaşındaki bu genç adam, çağdaşı Agah Efendi’nin aksine resmi bir görev yerine büyük badirelerle esaretten, memleketinden ve kimliğinden kaçarak Büyük Britanya topraklarına sığınır. Akabinde Liverpool’dan Dublin’e geçer. İngilizce bilmediği için Arapça veya İspanyolca bilen birilerini bulmaya çalışır ve soruşturmaları neticesinde Adam Clarke’a (1762-1832) yönlendirilir. Onun vasıtasıyla vaftiz edilir, ardından Amerika’ya göç eder ve New York’un köklü bir ailesinden gelen Susan Colvin’le evlenir. Bu evlilikten bir oğlu ve vefat ettiği sırada henüz üç haftalık olan kızı dünyaya gelir. Bir süre hekimlik yaptığı Baltimore’da hastalanarak 1800 yılında Atlantik okyanusunun diğer tarafında ve memleketinden binlerce kilometre uzakta vefat eder.
References
- J. B. B. Clarke, M. A. (haz.), An Account of the Infancy, Religious and Literary Life of Adam Clarke (Londra: 1833).
Details
| Primary Language | Turkish |
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| Subjects | Biography, International History |
| Journal Section | Reviews |
| Authors | |
| Publication Date | December 31, 2024 |
| Submission Date | November 30, 2024 |
| Acceptance Date | December 17, 2024 |
| Published in Issue | Year 2024 Issue: 5 |
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Greetings with Our Fifth Issue!
We are delighted to present the latest issue of Toplumsal Tarih Akademi. This marks the fifth issue since the journal’s inception in December 2022, and it is unique as the first non-thematic volume. It also represents our initial experience transitioning from assistant editors to editors of the journal. We apologize in advance for any oversights that may have occurred.
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to our former editors, Yaşar Tolga Cora and Nurşen Gürboğa, whose efforts have swiftly made this journal one of the prominent publications of the History Foundation. Additionally, we thank Mehmet Ö. Alkan, former President of the History Foundation and the journal’s inaugural editor-in-chief, for his pioneering role in launching Toplumsal Tarih Akademi. Aware of the responsibility we bear in advancing the journal, we are committed to fulfilling this role with the support of our editorial board and an expanded editorial team.
At this point, we would like to acknowledge the contributions of our new section editors, appointed during the editorial board meeting in September 2024. Gülhan Balsoy and Cihangir Gündoğdu have joined as book review editors, and Deniz Türker has taken on the role of document analysis section editor. Their dedication and energy have been invaluable in shaping this issue. Although Nurşen Gürboğa has handed over the editorial duties, she continues to serve as editor-in-chief, and her guidance and support—along with her bridge-building with the History Foundation’s management—remain invaluable to us.
We also thank Emre Erkan, our meticulous and efficient Turkish language editor, who has also served as an assistant editor, and Aşkın Yücel Seçkin, our layout editor, for their precise and prompt work. Our anonymous reviewers, the invisible heroes guiding our authors with their revisions, also deserve our sincere appreciation. Lastly, we are deeply grateful to our authors, who have shown great patience and understanding during this transitional period as we produced this issue featuring open-call submissions.
This issue includes four research articles, three document analysis essays, four book reviews, and one commemorative piece.
The research articles in this issue include:
1. Ebru Aykut’s “Managing Exceptions, Negotiating Justice: The Kanun of Cibal, General Amnesties, and Hybrid Penal Systems in İşkodra,” which explores governance strategies in late Ottoman Albanian territories, offering insights into historical events in İşkodra while engaging with Foucault's concept of governmentality.
2. “Jacques Pervititch Before 1922,” a collaborative work by Murat Tülek, Jean-François Pérouse, and Funda Ferhanoğlu, delves into the early life and career of Pervititch before his landmark insurance maps of Istanbul.
3. Nurhan Davutyan’s “Could the 1875 Ottoman Moratorium Have Been Prevented?” provides a fresh perspective on the financial developments leading to the establishment of the Ottoman Public Debt Administration, utilizing comprehensive sources and statistical analysis.
4. Tarkan Murat Akkaya’s “Nothing Else to Write About? The 19th-Century Ottoman Intellectuals’ View of the Cormorant and a Brief Lexicological History” examines a 1899 newspaper article on the cormorant bird, exploring the etymology of bird names in a fascinating study bridging nature and history.
In the document analysis section, edited by Deniz Türker:
- Filiz Yazıcıoğlu reflects on the petitions of Mehmet Tevfik Bey, a telegraph officer during Abdülhamid II’s reign, exploring the political implications of foreign intervention in bureaucratic appointments.
- Mertkan Karaca analyzes a 1909 article by Halil Edhem Bey on the early history of the Imperial Museum (now the Istanbul Archaeology Museums).
- Aysel Yıldız examines the life of Ibrahim Bin Ali, an Ottoman Janissary who was exiled to Russia and later migrated to the United States, through two remarkable letters.
Under the book review section, managed by Gülhan Balsoy and Cihangir Gündoğdu:
- Ekrem Yener reviews Kanun ve Nizam Dairesinde Soykırım Teknokratı Mustafa Reşat Mimaroğlu’nun İzinde Osmanlı’dan Cumhuriyet’e Devlet Mekanizması by Ümit Kurt.
- Melis Cankara examines Uğur Zekeriya Peçe’s Island and Empire: How Civil War in Crete Mobilized the Ottoman World, a study on the social upheavals triggered by the Cretan civil war.
- Ayşe Hilal Uğurlu evaluates Ali Akyıldız’s Mabeyn-i Hümayun: Osmanlı Saray Teşkilatının Modernleşmesi, shedding light on the modernization of Ottoman palace structures.
- Numan Deniz reviews Nir Shafir’s The Order and Disorder of Communication: Pamphlets and Polemics in Seventeenth-Century Ottoman Empire.
In our commemorative section, Fahri Aral honors Necdet Sakaoğlu, a historian, educator, and author renowned for his work in local, urban, Seljuk, Ottoman, and educational history, who passed away last summer.
Moving forward, our journal will publish thematic issues in June and open-call issues in December. For the December 2025 issue, the submission deadline is June 15, 2025. Submissions must be made through the DergiPark system.
We remain committed to advancing social historiography, fostering free and critical thought, and providing a platform for high-quality Turkish-language academic articles. As part of this mission, we are working to index Toplumsal Tarih Akademi in both national and international databases.
We value your constructive feedback and contributions and look forward to hearing your thoughts on our journal.
Enjoy reading, and may the coming year be a prosperous one.
Firuzan Melike Sümertaş & Sırrı Emrah Üçer
Editors, Toplumsal Tarih Akademi