Culture of the Ottoman Empire - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire - The Arts
Culture of the Ottoman Empire - Poetry. Main article: Poetry of the Ottoman Empire Compared to Arabian and Persian literature transla...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Köçek: Encyclopedia Ii - Köçek - Culture
A köçek would begin training around the age of seven or eight, and would be considered accomplished after about six years of study and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janissary: Encyclopedia Ii - Janissary - Janissary Training And Way Of Life
The first janissary units comprised war captives and slaves. After the 1380s Sultan Selim I filled their ranks with the results of taxati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hammam: Encyclopedia Ii - Hammam - Customs
Traditionally, the masseurs in the baths, tellak in Turkish, were young boys, helping the men in washing their bodies. Their duties were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hammam: Encyclopedia Ii - Hammam - Architecture
The hammam combines the functionality and the structural elements of its predecessors in Anatolia, the Roman thermae and Byzantine baths,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Köçek: Encyclopedia Ii - Köçek - Modern Offshoots
At the present time, the same-sex love and sexuality aspect of köçek culture is considered to have been "a privilege of the powerful ec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janissary: Encyclopedia Ii - Janissary - The Janissary Corps
The full strength of the janissary troops varied from maybe 100 to more than 200,000. The corps was organized in ortas (literally "hearth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Köçek: Encyclopedia Ii - Köçek - Roots
The word is derived from the Persian kuchak, "little," "small," or "young." The culture of the köçek, which flourished from the 17th to...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Janissary: Encyclopedia Ii - Janissary - The Janissary Revolts
Janissaries also became aware of their own importance and began to desire better payment. In 1449 they revolted for the first time, deman...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - History
The history of Ottoman Empire spans more than 7 centuries. There are different classifications of this history, such as based on only mil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - History
The history of Ottoman Empire spans more than 7 centuries. Older classifications of this history were based on military gains and losses....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - Military
The Ottoman military was a complex system of recruiting and fief-holding. In the Ottoman army, light cavalry long formed the core and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - Law
The Ottoman empire was legally based around the philosophy of local jurisprudence. Local legal systems that did not conflict with the sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - Culture
Ottoman culture covers expressive activities and the symbolic structures that happened under the umbrella of the Ottoman Empire. That is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - State
There are some Ottoman State characters which did not change throughout the centuries. The Ottoman state revolutionized the system with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - State
There are some Ottoman State characters which did not change throughout the centuries. The Ottoman state revolutionized the system with t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - Law
The Ottoman empire was legally based around the philosophy of local jurisprudence. Local legal systems that did not conflict with the sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Ottoman Empire - Military
The Ottoman military was a complex system of recruiting and fief-holding. In the Ottoman army, light cavalry long formed the core and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire - Education
Culture of the Ottoman Empire - Timeline. 01/04/1847-Institution of the Ministry of Education founded Civil Service School founded 185...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire - Science And Technology
Timeline 18/07/1851 -Inauguration of the Academy of Sciences ... See also:Culture of the Ottoman Empire, Culture of the Ottoman Empire ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire - Lifestyle
The Ottoman court life in many aspects assembled ancient traditions of the Persian Shahs, but had many Greek and European influences. Cu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire - Sports
Turkish Wresling is very old tradition among Turks. Cirit ... See also:Culture of the Ottoman Empire, Culture of the Ottoman Empire ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Culture Of The Ottoman Empire - Food And Drinks
-Logusa Sherbeti -Fruit Sherbets Turkish Coffee (Turk Kahvesi) Nargile (Narguile / Hookkah) Lokum (Turkish Delight) Sheker (Candies) -A...   » Read the article