Petitions of the Supplicant Ambassador: British Commercial Representations to the Ottoman State in the Eighteenth Century

Michael TALBOT

doi:https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.582789

Article Details

Petitions of the Supplicant Ambassador: British Commercial Representations to the Ottoman State in the Eighteenth Century

Authors:

Michael TALBOT

Publisher:

İstanbul 29 Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Osmanlı Araştırmaları 2015 Vol.46 Issue 46, pp.163-191

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000558448

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

pISSN:

0255-0636

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.582789

Abstract:

 


ThJs artJcle examJnes the body of takrJrs – wrJtten representatJons – from
the BrJtJsh ambassadors Jn Istanbul to the Ottoman government Jn the mJd- and
late eJghteenth century, aJmJng to place these dJplomatJc representatJons wJthJn the
wJder Ottoman petJtJonary framework, and to Jllustrate the role of the ambassador
Jn provJdJng consular functJons. It dJscusses the form and lJnguJstJc style of these
documents, before analysJng the two maJn types of cases found. The fJrst concerns
the freedom of movement and freedom from harassment requested by BrJtJsh travellers on land and at sea, Jn accordance wJth the rules of the CapJtulatJons and custom.
The second group of cases dealt wJth more complex legal dJsputes between BrJtJsh
merchants and Ottoman subjects and offJcJals JnvolvJng the CapJtulatJons and other
sorts of legal practJces. ExamJnJng these documents permJts a vJew of the practJce
of dJplomacy, and demonstrates how text and custom combJned through the fluJd
JnterpretatJon of the CapJtulatJons Jn order to regulate the rJghts and freedoms of
BrJtJsh merchants through the Ottoman petJtJonary system. 

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Bu makale, 18. yüzyln ortalarnda ve sonlarnda ơngiliz elçisi tarafndan Osmanl hükümetine sunulan takrirleri, Osmanl dilekçe sistemi çerçevesinde ve elçinin
konsolosluk görevlerine ƾk tutmak amacyla inceleyecektir. Bu belgelerin ƾekil ve dili
deƭerlendirildikten sonra, iki tip vaka analiz edilecektir. ơlk gruptaki vakalar kapitülasyonlar ve diplomatik gelenekler uyarnca ơngiliz tüccarlar ve seyyahlar tarafndan
talep edilen karada ve denizde seyahat özgürlüƭü ve mal güvenliƭini konu almaktadr.
ơkinci grup ise kapitülasyonlar ile diƭer hukuki uygulamalara konu olan ve ơngiliz
ve Osmanl tabileri arasnda gerçekleƾen daha karmaƾk davalar içermektedir. Bu
belgelerin incelenmesi diplomasinin uygulamasn görmemize imkan saƭlamann
yansra, metin ve geleneƭin, kapitülasyonlarn esnek bir yorumu üzerinden ơngiliz
tüccarlarnn hak ve özgürlüklerini Osmanl dilekçe sistemi üzerinden nasl düzenlendiƭini göstermektedir.

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Article Details

Petitions of the Supplicant Ambassador: British Commercial Representations to the Ottoman State in the Eighteenth Century

Authors: Michael TALBOT

Publisher: İstanbul 29 Mayıs University

Main Topics: Sociology and anthropology

Journal: Osmanlı Araştırmaları 2015 Vol.46 Issue 46, pp.163-191

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 8/2015

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000558448

Frequency: Bi-Annual

pISSN: 0255-0636

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.582789

Issues

Authors:

Michael TALBOT

Publisher:

İstanbul 29 Mayıs University

Main Topics:

Sociology and anthropology

Journal:

Osmanlı Araştırmaları 2015 Vol.46 Issue 46, pp.163-191

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

8/2015

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000558448

Frequency:

Bi-Annual

pISSN:

0255-0636

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18589/oa.582789