tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post8737410467417025462..comments2024-02-10T10:22:20.066-07:00Comments on History and Women: Women Who Ruled: Mahpeyker Kosem Sultan of Ottoman TurkeyMirella Patzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14928081276314403541noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-14746075562831550732016-05-06T03:24:24.156-06:002016-05-06T03:24:24.156-06:00It would be nice to read those ottoman resources It would be nice to read those ottoman resources kropkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451217881963634003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-47854722545946868662016-05-05T15:10:40.305-06:002016-05-05T15:10:40.305-06:00Finally somebody speaking sense. I live in Turkey ...Finally somebody speaking sense. I live in Turkey and my husband is turkish (Osman) I'm polish ;) nice mix. Anyway I'm trying to learn more about turkish history -ottoman history. Watching serials / movies based on it its not the same. My husband keeps telling me that western world has different perception and understanding of that era . Please recommend any valuable books or something. <br />Best regards kropkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01451217881963634003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-16714551640177724492012-08-03T08:46:33.977-06:002012-08-03T08:46:33.977-06:00I have formally studied Turkish history. I know fo...I have formally studied Turkish history. I know for a fact that many of the original, historical ottoman resources are VERY DIFFERENT to Western tales and perceptions and even fantasies of the orient. For instance, in your blog, you state that Sultan Murat the 4th 'proved to be a cruel ruler' and 'indulged in both habits (drinking and smoking)'.He in fact was one of the most energetic and intelligent sultans, also a very decisive and observative man. He made great efforts to develop the empire, conquering Baghdad and Revan, getting rid of tyrannical viziers and as a religious man, prohibited the intake of alcohol, like his father Ahmed the first. The Turks do not try to hide their past. Their have been many drunkard Sultans, but Murad (4th) is just not one of them. I am in no means trying to attack your writing. I think its wonderful that others take such an interest in Turkish history, it is quite intriguing. But I do have access to Ottoman sources, and they are quite different to the stories I am exposed to as a westerner.Femmedetetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155080102241709555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-47911395175002939842012-08-01T22:46:48.559-06:002012-08-01T22:46:48.559-06:00Thank you, that's very kind. I expect the Sult...Thank you, that's very kind. I expect the Sultana series will be translated into Turkish next year. Thanks also for the link - Magnificent Century sounds wonderful. I wish we had more period fiction like this in the US. You might consider adding Colin Falconer's Harem to your reading list too; he does a brilliant job with Suleiman's life and relationships.Lisa J Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111498397731973454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-77303791428799239122012-08-01T20:03:10.497-06:002012-08-01T20:03:10.497-06:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhte%C5%9Fem_Y%C3%BC...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhte%C5%9Fem_Y%C3%BCzy%C4%B1l <br /><br />Check this link , It's my favorite .Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547755852328082937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-62595773984693848182012-08-01T19:55:51.467-06:002012-08-01T19:55:51.467-06:00I'm So enchanted by all orientalist stuffs , S...I'm So enchanted by all orientalist stuffs , So I'll wait a novel of you about arabic nation :) <br />moreover I'll purchase your books as soon as I can .. <br />and if you need any help , you can consider me as an Arabic friend , my e-mail presents in my profile , <br /><br />Good Luck :)Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547755852328082937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-47142501889533572382012-08-01T19:33:23.075-06:002012-08-01T19:33:23.075-06:00If you only knew how jealous I am of anyone with a...If you only knew how jealous I am of anyone with access to Arab sources. It's often very frustrating to write about Moorish Spain and have so much of the perspective of the Spanish Christians on the Moors, yet so little of the Moorish sources.Lisa J Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111498397731973454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-55837034840683477602012-08-01T19:30:11.534-06:002012-08-01T19:30:11.534-06:00Thanks A alot for replay ,
History is a quite mys...Thanks A alot for replay , <br />History is a quite mysterious topic , So there is nothing certain about It. <br />I'm very interested in Ottoman Empire and almost read about it in Arabic ..<br />As you know Istanbul was the capitol and center of Islam for centuries and Almost all Arabs consider it as a vital part of Islamic Empire .. <br /><br /><br />Thanks again .Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547755852328082937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-90201547346685632232012-08-01T19:14:51.606-06:002012-08-01T19:14:51.606-06:00Hello, thanks for your comments. That's quite ...Hello, thanks for your comments. That's quite the mystery, if all Western sources state that Murad IV was a drunkard and smoker yet the Turks made no mention of such habits.<br /><br />As for the Moorish period in Sultana, the caliphate encompassed all the area of Granada and had ended five centuries before Muhammad I claimed lordship over Granada.Lisa J Yardehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05111498397731973454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7660357194650222850.post-39189425754164230032012-08-01T07:42:11.653-06:002012-08-01T07:42:11.653-06:00first allow me to express my faithful reading of y...first allow me to express my faithful reading of your posts dear writer , second I doubt in the matter that Sultan Murad IV was an addictor to smocking and drinking , there is no Arabic source mentions that ..<br />another question to you Meme, Why did you call the Spain empire in Grenada with " moorish" that ruled by Umayyad Caliphate in your book "Sultana: A Novel of Moorish Spain ؟<br />thanks :)Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08547755852328082937noreply@blogger.com