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 1The Setting of Ottoman-Prussian Diplomatic RelationsIntroductionThe AmbassadorsThe Secretaries and DragomansThe Chargés d'AffairesConclusionChapter 2Negotiating Diplomatic Conventions of Ottoman MissionsIntroductionPreparations and JourneysDiplomatic RanksThe Arrival in BerlinFunding the Stay and DepartureDiplomatic Protocol and the Chargés D'AffairesConclusionChapter 3Agents and Channels of Diplomatic Funding and Communication IntroductionInformal Financial Agents and the Transfer of the Delegates' SalariesDiplomatic Intermediaries and their Channels of CommunicationConclusionChapter 4The Diplomatic Status of Ottoman DelegatesIntroductionDelegates in Sickness and in HealthExtraterritoriality and Immunity of Ottoman MissionsAttempts of Consular RepresentationConclusionChapter 5Diplomacy, Transcultural Entanglements, and Knowledge ExchangesIntroductionTranscultural Entanglements in Prussian DomicilesCultural Performances and Social Engagements during Diplomatic MissionsNew Encounters through Printing Culture and Literary WorksConclusionEpilogueBibliographyPrimary SourcesSecondary Sources