Flynn, Sébastien2022-09-212022-09-212022-092022-092022-09-20http://hdl.handle.net/11693/110554Cataloged from PDF version of article.Thesis (Ph.D.): Bilkent University, Department of History, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2022.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 379-394).This dissertation focuses on the period of 1740-1787 which was one of the last high points in the history of the Ottoman Empire. It uses the French monarchy’s official periodical, the Gazette de France, as its main source to find new and valuable information on the Ottoman Empire during this era. This period saw Ottoman society and elites prosper as they were able to accumulate wealth over multiple generations. Ottoman women played a prominent role in this dissertation and their role within the Empire’s political culture is examined in detail. The city of Istanbul and Ottoman society take center stage along with Ottoman diplomacy as major topics covered in this work. Overall, this dissertation demonstrates the length to which this period in Ottoman history has been under researched and to what extent it is one of the more interesting periods in the history of the Ottoman Empire.x, 403 leaves : illustrations, portraits, maps ; 30 cm.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessYirmisekizzade Mehmed Said PaşaIshak AğaLouis XVComte des AlleursComtesse des AlleursEsma SultanSaliha SultanMelek Mehmed PaşaMuhsinzade Mehmed PaşaAdélaïde de FranceSafiye SultanYağlıkçızade Mehmed Emin PaşaKöse Bahir Mustafa PaşaMoralı Beşir AğaCafer BeyMahmud IOsman IIIMustafa IIIAbülhamid IOttoman diplomacyOttoman political cultureOttoman marriagesOttoman womenJanissaries and firesOttoman societyIstanbul18th century pressJean-Claude FlachatThesisB161341