History Cafe ☕ Ottoman Heritage

🏛️ Ottoman Fire-Fighting Pump (Tulumba), 19th Century

🎨 Women's Boat Ride, Istanbul, 19th Century

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✏️ George de La Chappelle

✏️ #Jewish Woman of Istanbul, 1648

✒️ Çırçırlı Ali Efendi

✒️ A Sufi Calligraphic Panel, Name, 1875 #art

🗺️ Plan of #Tripoli, Libya, 17th Century

📜 A Letter from an Ottoman Nanny in Serres (Greece) to a Little Girl in Istanbul, 1911 “My beloved Şahika Sultan, light of my two eyes! If only you knew how much I miss you, you would at once board the train and come to Serres. Yet as you are but a little girl—so very little—you cannot do such a thing, and therefore you are unable to win the honor of throwing yourself into your loving nanny’s arms and resting upon her warm bosom. If you would at least deign to send me the latest photograph you have had taken, I would keep that picture—your very image—always close to my heart, and in this way you would somewhat soothe your nanny’s humble emotions. Do not forget or neglect it. Send me, together with your letter, the last photograph you had taken. You had promised it even while you were still here. The other day I sent you a doll that was not worthy of you. It was not the sort of doll that should be presented to you; yet, as I could not find a better one in Serres—one that would be fitting for you—I was compelled, seeking your forgiveness, to send that one. Kiss it, smell it, rock it to sleep, swaddle it, care for it well, protect it nicely, and look kindly upon it, saying, ‘It is a gift from my dear nanny.’ In the spring season, I await your coming to Serres together with your esteemed mother. Until then, I shall prepare my loving arms in a manner befitting you. Do not leave them empty. Come, fill them, and make your nanny happy. My life’s companion, Salih Efendi, kisses your two eyes and beseeches Almighty God to grant you health, well-being, and long life. I kiss the hem of your esteemed mother’s garment, and pray for the continuation of her affectionate favor toward you. I also beg that you do not forget me and that you always await me. As suitable opportunities arise, I too shall come to Istanbul to see you and to kiss you. Live in comfort, sleep, rest, my beloved Şahika Sultan, light of my two eyes… December 25, 1911 Your loving nanny in Serres.”

📜 A #Letter from an Ottoman #Nanny in Serres (Greece) to a Little Girl in Istanbul, 1911

“My beloved Şahika Sultan, light of my two eyes! If only you knew how much I miss you, you would at once board the train and come to Serres. Yet as you are but a little girl... [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

📷 An Old Man Examining Inscriptions on Ancient Ruins with Two Village Children, Western Anatolia, 1900s

📜 A Letter from an Ottoman Nanny in Serres (Greece) to a Little Girl in Istanbul, 1911 “My beloved Şahika Sultan, light of my two eyes! If only you knew how much I miss you, you would at once board the train and come to Serres. Yet as you are but a little girl—so very little—you cannot do such a thing, and therefore you are unable to win the honor of throwing yourself into your loving nanny’s arms and resting upon her warm bosom. If you would at least deign to send me the latest photograph you have had taken, I would keep that picture—your very image—always close to my heart, and in this way you would somewhat soothe your nanny’s humble emotions. Do not forget or neglect it. Send me, together with your letter, the last photograph you had taken. You had promised it even while you were still here. The other day I sent you a doll that was not worthy of you. It was not the sort of doll that should be presented to you; yet, as I could not find a better one in Serres—one that would be fitting for you—I was compelled, seeking your forgiveness, to send that one. Kiss it, smell it, rock it to sleep, swaddle it, care for it well, protect it nicely, and look kindly upon it, saying, ‘It is a gift from my dear nanny.’ In the spring season, I await your coming to Serres together with your esteemed mother. Until then, I shall prepare my loving arms in a manner befitting you. Do not leave them empty. Come, fill them, and make your nanny happy. My life’s companion, Salih Efendi, kisses your two eyes and beseeches Almighty God to grant you health, well-being, and long life. I kiss the hem of your esteemed mother’s garment, and pray for the continuation of her affectionate favor toward you. I also beg that you do not forget me and that you always await me. As suitable opportunities arise, I too shall come to Istanbul to see you and to kiss you. Live in comfort, sleep, rest, my beloved Şahika Sultan, light of my two eyes… December 25, 1911 Your loving nanny in Serres.”

📜 A #Letter from an Ottoman #Nanny in Serres (Greece) to a Little Girl in Istanbul, 1911

“My beloved Şahika Sultan, light of my two eyes! If only you knew how much I miss you, you would at once board the train and come to Serres. Yet as you are but a little girl... [𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗹𝘁 𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁]

I use gemini for colorisation..

📷 An Old Man Examining Inscriptions on Ancient Ruins with Two Village Children, Western Anatolia, 1900s

📷 An Ottoman Military Middle School in Bab al-Bahr, Tripoli, #Libya, 1890s

🎨 Ziya Kulları (1840-1908)

🎨 Belgrad Forest, Istanbul, Late 19th Century #forest #painting

🟤 Istanbul-Made, Hammered Copper Tray, 19th Century

📷 Studio Photo of Two Little Girls, Istanbul, c. 1900

✏️ Old Palace in Edirne, 1800s (Western Türkiye)

136th Infantry Regiment. Text Direction in Arabic and Ottoman Turkish is Right-to-Left, while Number Direction is Left-to-Right.

📷 An Ottoman Military Middle School in Bab al-Bahr, Tripoli, #Libya, 1890s

🟤 Istanbul-Made, Hammered Copper Tray, 19th Century

🎨 Ziya Kulları (1840-1908)

🎨 Belgrad Forest, Istanbul, Late 19th Century #forest #painting

🚩 Ottoman Coat of Arms on a Military Banner, 1910s

📷 Studio Photo of Two Little Girls, Istanbul, c. 1900

✏️ Old Palace in Edirne, 1800s (Western Türkiye)

📷 An Arab Man Riding a Camel Near a Town in #Palestine, 1898

📷 Souvenir Studio Photo of a Group of #Children, c. 1900

“In this classroom of the universe, the assembly of humans,
If observed, each one is like a separate bound book.”

✏️ Yusuf Nâbi (1642-1712)

🗺️ An Ottoman Map of #Japan, #Korea and Manchuria, Late 19th Century #OldMaps #Map

📷 An Arab Man Riding a Camel Near a Town in #Palestine, 1898

📷 Ceremony held in front of the Ereğli Government Office on the anniversary of the Sultan’s accession to the throne, attended by #Muslim and #Christian students (Karadeniz Ereğli, Northern Anatolia), c. 1900

🥤 An Ottoman Sherbet Seller, c. 1900 (Cold Drink Made by Boiling Fruits or Various Plants with Sugar) #Vendor #StreetVendor

2-With the conquest of Iranian territories by the Great Seljuk Empire, the use of Persian words became widespread among the Turks.