TY - BOOK ID - 145164561 TI - Ottomans in Eighteenth-Century Prussia : Delegates to Diplomats PY - 2023 SN - 1837647178 PB - Liverpool University Press DB - UniCat KW - Diplomats KW - Diplomatic relations KW - Diplomats KW - Orientalism KW - eighteenth-century Prussia KW - Ottoman-Prussian relations KW - early modern Ottoman diplomacy KW - Diplomatic History KW - Ottoman-European relations KW - Ottoman Empire KW - Enlightenment KW - Ottoman ambassadors KW - Court Culture KW - History KW - 1288-1918 KW - Turkey KW - Germany KW - Turkey KW - Turkey KW - Turquie KW - Empire ottoman KW - Germany KW - Turkey KW - Foreign relations KW - Foreign relations KW - History KW - History KW - Histoire KW - Histoire. KW - Orientalism KW - eighteenth-century Prussia KW - Ottoman-Prussian relations KW - early modern Ottoman diplomacy KW - Diplomatic History KW - Ottoman-European relations KW - Ottoman Empire KW - Enlightenment KW - Ottoman ambassadors KW - Court Culture UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:145164561 AB - Ottomans in Eighteenth-Century Prussia: Delegates to Diplomats is the first overarching study of Ottomans in Prussia. It examines the embassies of Ahmed Resmi Efendi (1763/4), Ahmed Azmi Efendi (1791/2), and Ali Aziz Efendi (1797/98), including their second-ranked diplomatic personnel such as secretaries and dragomans (interpreters), as well as the experiences of five Ottoman chargeĢs d'affaires who remained in Berlin until 1808. Unpacking the history of official diplomacy, daily interactions, and the exchange of information and knowledge in late-Enlightenment Berlin, the study sheds light on the role of the individual in the formation and institutionalisation of Ottoman-European relations. It demonstrates how over the course of administrative, fiscal, and diplomatic reform initiatives within the Ottoman and Prussian governments, the role of delegate gradually changed from ad hoc representative to member of the diplomatic corps. The book further argues that the arrival of Ottoman delegates coincided with the transformation of the Prussian capital into an intellectual and cultural centre. Profoundly influenced by the spirit of reform and Enlightenment, early modern Ottomans and Prussians negotiated and renegotiated diplomatic conventions and Orientalist ideas. ER -