Exploring the Early Modern Ottoman World

Episode 361

with Max Bechtold, Haley Holmes, Matthew Nolan, Megan Rowlands, Tanya Skyba-Bartholomew, and Amber Volz

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In our final episode of Season 7, we feature four student contributions on life in the early modern Ottoman world. These student podcasts come from two university courses in which the podcast medium was integral as both course material and assignment: "Cities of the Sultans: Life in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire" (Michael Talbot, University of Greenwich) and "Podcasting the Ottomans" (Dana Sajdi, Boston College). Through these student podcasts, we explore how art and aesthetics figured into Ottoman engagements with their neighbors, and we go beyond the palace walls to explore facets of urban life in Ottoman cities.

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Featuring:
Matthew Nolan and Amber Volz, Suleyman's Crown [4:31]
Tanya Skyba-Bartholomew, The Mahalle (Neighborhood) [15:05]
Megan Rowlands, Guilds [25:33]
Max Bechtold and Haley Holmes, Quatrefoil Rug [37:23]

More Listening

To hear our interview with Dana Sajdi and her Boston College students about the podcast medium and the course "Podcasting the Ottomans," play the embedded SoundCloud file below

To hear our interview with Michael Talbot and his University of Greenwich students about the podcast medium and the course "Cities of the Sultans," play the embedded SoundCloud file below

Credits

Episode No. 361
Release Date: 30 April 2018
Thanks to Max Bechtold, Scott Henderson, Haley Holmes, Matthew Nolan, Megan Rowlands, Dana Sajdi, Tanya Skyba-Bartholomew, Michael Talbot, and Amber Volz
Music: Istanbul'dan Ayva Gelir Nar Gelir - Azize Tozem and Sari Recep; Katibim (Üsküdar'a Gider iken) - Safiye Ayla; Harmandali - Recep Efendi, Cemal Efendi ; Baglamamin Dugumu - Necmiye Ararat and Muzaffer
Special thanks to Kara Günes for "Istanbul"

Images

Portrait of Suleyman the Magnificent, a profile bust wearing an elaborate crown with four tiers of goldwork and pearls. Engraving by Agostine Veneziano in 1535. https://mediakron.bc.edu/ottomans/objects/objects/suleymans-crown

Carpet from Ushak, Anatolia, circa the 16th Century. Source: Philadelphia Museum of Art. https://mediakron.bc.edu/ottomans/objects/quatrefoil-rug-1

The Doge's Palace. Source: Bridgeman Education Database. https://mediakron.bc.edu/ottomans/objects/quatrefoil-rug-1

Bibliographies

Suleyman's Crown
Matthew Nolan

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Covington, R. 2008. "East Meets West in Venice: The Profound Mutual Influences between East and West Inspired a Major Exhibition As Well As Fresh Looks at Venice by Historians". Saudi Aramco World. 59: 2-11.

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Ottoman Mahalles (Neighborhoods)
Tanya Skyba-Bartholomew

Primary sources 

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https://www.loc.gov/resource/matpc.11706/
(Accessed 29 November 2017).

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Music

Komşular, Komşular 1. Bölüm - Tek Parça - Full Bölüm (7 November 2017) Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRij3meb8yc
(Accessed 6 December 2017).

Andrew Smith, ‘Neighbours’ Theme Songs- 1985-2015 (26 April 2014) Available at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zXF2v4ZgaU
(Accessed 6 December 2017).

Tamil Taklamakan, 17th Century Ottoman Music by Dimitri Cantemir * 1673 (10 April 2012) Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeLwiIuMTHw
(Accessed 6 December 2017).

Guilds
Megan Rowlands

Primary sources

Çelebi, E., ‘Evliya Çelebi on the Istanbul Guilds’ in Dankoff, R., & Kim, S., An Ottoman Traveller: Selections from the Book of Travels of Evliya Çelebi. London: Eland, 2011.

Levni, A., (1720) ‘Parade of the Guilds: Butchers, Cooks, and Tanners’ in Sûrname-I Vehbi. Miniature paintings. http://web.archive.org/web/20110910083942/http://www.kanyak.com/surname-i-vehbi/images.html

Secondary sources

Dankoff, R., & Kim, S., An Ottoman Traveller: Selections from the Book of Travels of Evliya Çelebi. London: Eland, 2011.

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Faroqhi, S., Bread from the Lion’s Mouth: Artisans Struggling for a Livelihood in Ottoman Cities. New York: Berghahn Books, 2015.

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Woodhead, C., The Ottoman World, London: Routledge, 2013.

Yildirim, O. ‘Ottoman Guilds in the Early Modern Era’ IRSH 53 (2008) pp.73-93.

Music

Sultan Murad IV, Faith-I Bağdat. Youtube. Kalan Müzik, 1999.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ha-rLE5MnAM

Quatrefoil Rug
Max Bechtold

Denny, Walter B. How to Read Islamic Carpets. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2014.

Isom-Verhaaren, Christine. Allies with the Infidel: The Ottoman and French Alliance in the Sixteenth Century. London: I.B. Tauris, 2013.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, “Quatrefoil Rug”

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