SOCIAL LIFE IN ISTANBUL THROUGH THE EYES OF GÈRARD DE NERVAL
Journal Title: The Journal of International Social Research - Year 2014, Vol 7, Issue 31
Abstract
In this article, Gérard De Nerval’s (1808-1855) sights of Istanbul in his travel book Voyage en Orient (DoğuyaSeyahat) are being studied.These observations not only reflect the political, social and economic status of the Ottoman Empire but also present the intellectual and social quests that took place in the Tanzimat Era. Istanbul is a city where many nations with different features live together. That Turks, Armenians, Greeks and Jews live together catches the writer’s attention. The issues that Nerval focus on are many: Social life in Istanbul, palace life in the Ottomans, non-Muslim minorities living in Pera and Galata, slaves, newspapers people read in Istanbul, animal welfare organizations, appearance/fashion of the Tanzimat Era, Turkish art that changed in the Tanzimat Era, theater and entertainment. Throughout history, the works about Istanbul and Turks have been penned both objectively and non-objectively. Gérard De Nerval is a writer who has many different points of view apart from the single/narrow-minded discourses. We partially compared what Nerval wrote with the works of other Western writers who have come to Istanbul.
Authors and Affiliations
Funda ÇAPAN ÖZDEMİR
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP266509
- DOI -
- Views 147
- Downloads 0
THE APPROACH OF EDUCATIONAL SOCIOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TO SOCIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS OF THE INDIVIDUAL
The individual, who is a social being, has faced some problems in the community which he is a member. Overcoming these problems is provided with rules foreseened by educational sociology, education and religious educatio...
MALES THAT COULD NOT BE “WHOLE MEN” IN THE NOVELS OF HİLMİ ZİYA ÜLKEN
Hilmi Ziya Ülken (1901-1974) is one of the most important social scientists of the Turkish history of thought. He wrote several essays in the fields of philosophy, sociology, education, literature, etc. He also intended...
COPERNICUS, ALI KUŞÇU AND MEVLEVI SAMA
The time of Andalusian Muslims’ left from Iberian peninsula and the time of the beginning of the Reform movements interestingly coincide with the time period of Copernicus’s explanation of his Universe Theory. This new U...
A DRAWBRIDGE BETWEEN LOCALIZATION AND URBANIZATION; COUNTRYMAN ASSOCIATIONS
After migration from rural to urban areas, the sense of compatriotism and countryman associations, which provided a unique socialization model in the process of urbanization, emerged as a form of solidarity. Countryman a...
ANGARYA VE ZORLA ÇALIŞTIRMA: ULUSLARARASI DÜZENLEMELER VE YÜKSEK MAHKEME KARARLARI IŞIĞINDA BİR DEĞERLENDİRME
Corvée labour (angary) and forced labour have been in existence since ancient times under different forms. This problematic area, is still an important topic in the agenda of today’s globalized world. While legal regulat...