Ottomans in eighteenth-century Prussia

Irena Fliter is a historian at the Herzog August Library in Wolfenbüttel, where she is working on a book about the Camondo family as cultural translators between the eighteenth-century Ottoman Empire and Europe. Her research focuses on Ottoman-European diplomatic, cultural, and economic relations during the early modern period.

Ottoman Delegates                            

Transliteration, Places, Dates, and Currencies        

Introduction    

Chapter 1

The Setting of Ottoman-Prussian Diplomatic Relations

Introduction

The Ambassadors

The Secretaries and Dragomans

The Chargés d'Affaires

Conclusion

Chapter 2

Negotiating Diplomatic Conventions of Ottoman Missions

Introduction

Preparations and Journeys

Diplomatic Ranks

The Arrival in Berlin

Funding the Stay and Departure

Diplomatic Protocol and the Chargés D'Affaires

Conclusion

Chapter 3

Agents and Channels of Diplomatic Funding and Communication

Introduction

Informal Financial Agents and the Transfer of the Delegates' Salaries

Diplomatic Intermediaries and their Channels of Communication

Conclusion

Chapter 4

The Diplomatic Status of Ottoman Delegates

Introduction

Delegates in Sickness and in Health

Extraterritoriality and Immunity of Ottoman Missions

Attempts of Consular Representation

Conclusion

Chapter 5

Diplomacy, Transcultural Entanglements, and Knowledge Exchanges

Introduction

Transcultural Entanglements in Prussian Domiciles

Cultural Performances and Social Engagements during Diplomatic Missions

New Encounters through Printing Culture and Literary Works

Conclusion

Epilogue

Bibliography

Primary Sources

Secondary Sources