Architecture and Interiors of the Harems in Eighteenth-Century Istanbul

von Deniz Turker, A. Hilal Ugurlu

75 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

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 Mihri¿ah Valide Sultan and the sultan's sisters and female relatives, it examines how their patronage transformed the imperial harem at Topkap¿ 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.

• Reihe: Elements in the History of Constantinople
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens
• ISBN: 9781009715447
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.06.2026
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press