THE VIEW OF DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE AUTHORS TO THE DAILY LIFE IN OTTOMAN BETWEEN 1888-1915
FARKLI PERSPEKTİFTEKİ YAZARLARIN 1888-1915 YILLARI ARASINDAKİ OSMANLI'DA GÜNDELİK HAYATA BAKIŞ AÇISI

Author : Esra ASLAN
Number of pages : 323-343

Abstract

In this study, the comparison of the works of Mintzuri, Horvath and Hamsun, which deals with the Ottoman daily life with different perspectives, is examined in accordance with certain themes. Mintzuri's İstanbul Anıları 1897-1940, Horvarth’s Anadolu 1913 ve Hamsun’s Hilalin Altında present social realities that enable us to understand the actions and thoughts of people in everyday life. However, since history books focus on great narratives, they ignore the daily life practices of individuals. In this direction, the aim of our study is to take the books out of the dusty shelves of history by benefiting from the experiences of these valuable writers in the Ottoman period and to present and compare the perspective of our writers with different ideologies to everyday life in that period. In line with the common issues in the texts, the study was handled within the framework of four themes. These are the diversity of nations in Ottoman society, dress style, religious structure and women's body. As a result of the study, it was found out that the point of view affects the experience and writing process. As Hamsun evaluated daily life in the Ottoman Empire with ethnocentric perspective, Horvath evaluated Turanism ideology and Mintzuri, an Ottoman citizen of Armenian origin, evaluated perspective of cultural relativism.

Keywords

Daily Life in the Ottoman Empire, Diversity, Woman Body, Clothing Style, Religious Structure

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