Camera Ottomana
Camera Ottomana
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Camera Ottomana
From its birth in 1839 photography has participated in modernity as much as it has symbolized it Its capacity to record and display and its claim to accuracy and truth intricately linked the new technology to the dynamism of the modern world The Ottoman Empire embraced photography with great enthusiasm In fact the impact and meaning of photography were compounded with the thrust of modernization and westernization of the Tanzimat movement By the turn of the century photography in the Ottoman lands had become a standard feature of everyday life of public media and of the state apparatus This volume explores some of the most striking aspects of the close connection between photography and modernity with a particular focus on the Ottoman Empire Much of the material concerns the display of modernity through photography as was so often the case in the photographs and albums commissioned by the Sultan to showcase his empire for Western audiences Nevertheless modernity was often embedded in the photographic act transforming it into a common and mundane practice Be it in the form of images disseminated through the illustrated press postcards sent out to family members or anonymous collectors portraits presented to friends and acquaintances or pictures taken of employees and convicts photography had started to invade practically every sphere of public and private life The visual world we live in today was born some 150 years ago Camera Ottomana is both a homage to and a critical assessment of the local dimension of one of the most potent and transformative technological inventions of the recent past Yazar Peter Louis Bonfitto Frances Terpak Bahattin Öztuncay Zeynep Çelik Zeynep Çelik
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A Refresıngly Contemporary Perspectıve On The Ottoman Empire What made the Ottoman Empire such an important chapter in world history What did Istanbul mean to the Ottomans and Europeans Why was the family such a pivotal institution for Ottoman society What kind of place was the Enderun palace school at which future members of the administrative and military elite as well as good many artists were raised What was special about the Ottoman palaces How did the Topkapı Palace manage to be both modest and sumptuous What did the Ottoman sultans and pashas do on a daily basis What did the Ottomans tend to cook What made Sinan the Architect such a genius this man whose works continue to inspire people even today What features distinguished Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror from the other Ottoman emperors and what strategy did he apply during the conquest od Istanbul What kind of information were people in interested in history able to glean from Ottoman travel accounts In what sense is Sultanahmet the square at the centre of the world Discovering the Ottomans seeks answers to these and other questions addressing key issues the still intrigue people in Turkey and abroad It is the work of İlber Ortaylı one of Turkey s foremost historians and is memorable not just for its interpretations which attest to the author s rich intellectual background but also for its fluid and engaging style The book invites history buffs of all ages to discover the Ottomans
