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Architecture and interiors of the harems in eighteenth-century Istanbul / Deniz Turker, A. Hilal Ugurlu
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Türker, Deniz, 1983- author.
- Uğurlu, A. Hilâl, author.
- Series:
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the history of Constantinople
- Cambridge elements. Elements in the history of Constantinople, 2514-3891
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mihrişah, consort of Mustafa III, Sultan of the Turks, -1805.
- Mihrişah.
- Selim III, Sultan of the Turks, 1761-1808--Relations with women.
- Selim.
- Architecture--Turkey--History--19th century.
- Architecture.
- Harems--Turkey--History--19th century.
- Harems.
- Women--Turkey--History--19th century.
- Women.
- Turkey--History--Selim III, 1789-1807.
- Turkey.
- Turkey--Court and courtiers--History--19th century.
- Selim III, Sultan of the Turks, 1761-1808.
- Relations with women.
- Courts and courtiers.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026
- Summary:
- "This Element centers the architectural and material worlds created by Ottoman imperial women, foregrounding their decisive role in shaping Istanbul at the end of the eighteenth century. Focusing on Mihrişah Valide Sultan and the sultan's sisters and female relatives, it examines how their patronage transformed the imperial harem at Topkapı Palace and extended into a network of waterfront mansions, charitable complexes, and suburban estates. Drawing on poetic inscriptions, archival correspondence, and visual sources, the study reconstructs the collaborative processes linking these women to stewards, builders, and artisans. It argues that their domestic and architectural interventions constituted powerful expressions of authority, visibility, and political agency within the empire"-- Cambridge Core
- Contents:
- A new sultan and a new valide in the Imperial Palace’s harem
- The summer section of the Imperial Palace, Topkapisi Sahilsarayi
- Eyüp and the Golden Horn
- The Bosphorus and its hilltops
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed July 1, 2026)
- Other Format:
- Print version: Türker, Deniz, 1983- Architecture and interiors of the harems in eighteenth-century Istanbul
- ISBN:
- 9781009715409
- 1009715402
- 9781009715423
- 1009715429
- OCLC:
- 1585500966
- Publisher Number:
- CIPO000371155
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license
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