Written by recipients of the John Freely Fellowship awarded annually
through the American Research Institute in Turkey from a major gift from
the Joukowsky Family Foundation of New York to honor a celebrated author
of travel and history books, this volume focuses particular attention on
the city of Istanbul, its history, and institutions during the Ottoman
and Republican periods. Chapters by young scholars consider the office
of the Ottoman Court Historian, opposing voices during the reign of
Sultan Süleyman, naming Turkish Sabbatians, Istanbul's population
variables, and changes in Turkish tobacco production.
Contributors: Emine Fetvac (Department of History of Art, Stanford
University), Erbu Turan (Department of History, Fordham University),
Cengiz Sisman (Department of History, TOBB-ETU University), Betül
Basaran (Department of Philosophy and Religion, University of Chicago),
and Ebru Kayaalp (Department of Anthropology, Rice University).