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Ottoman History - Misperceptions and Truths

By: Ahmed Akgunduz,Said Ozturk

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Ottoman History - Misperceptions and Truths

By: Ahmed Akgunduz,Said Ozturk

This book was first published in Turkish under the title Bilinmeyen Osmanlı, co-authored by Prof. Dr. Said Öztürk, and 250,000 copies were printed. I answered 290 questions whereas Öztürk answered 13 in total. He collaborated regarding source details and references as well as tirelessly proofreading and editing the book. In addition, this book was later translated into Arabic; the first edition was published by Osmanlı Araştirmalari Vakfi (OSAV), Istanbul, and the second will be published by Dār al-Shouroq in Cairo. The English version of this book has almost become a separate work from the aforementioned versions. Although the main part was translated into English by Ismail Ercan, the book needed a number of improvements and rewriting of some articles after referring to Western sources on the various subjects. Hence, I changed the title as well as the format of the book mainly for this reason. But I have indicated which articles were written by Prof. Öztürk. As preparation for this book, the questions it deals with have been discussed in academic research ever since 1983, and, in addition, hundreds of conferences have been held throughout Anatolia. As a result, over 5000 questions have accumulated in our “question desk,” submitted in written form by both readers and listeners. For example, the issue of ḥarem comes first, with 503 questions. The issue of whether the Ottoman Sulṭāns, particularly Bayezid the Thunderbolt, drank alcohol ranked second, with 276 questions. These were followed by such questions as fratricide rights and freedoms in the Ottoman state, the issue of the Sulṭāns going on pilgrimage, if Sulṭān Waḥīduddin was a traitor, etc. Needless to say, we have been inspired by similar research done in this field. This book will consist of four parts. In Part One we will deal with weighty questions on the political history of the Ottoman state and the replies to them. However, such questions are most frequently asked about each Sulṭān – even if they are related to law or economics. For instance, we will not ignore the issue of fratricide in his law when discussing Meḥmed the Conqueror and the charges of the genocide of the Kurds when it comes to Selim the Excellent. In Part Two we will deal with the questions on social life in the Ottoman state and the ḥarem. In Part Three we will look at those issues regarding the Ottoman legislative system and the organization of the state. In Part Four we will answer some questions about the economy and financial law of the Ottoman state. Unfortunately, we will not deal with all the questions we have received in all the aforesaid fields owing to insufficient space. Yet it is our view that if something cannot be achieved completely, we should not give up entirely and resign ourselves to what has been done. There are 307 differents subjects in this book; some of them as below: - War (jihād) in the Ottoman state and the legal principles of the policy of conquest in the Ottoman state - The Devşirme (Conscription) System - The allegations that the Ottoman state adhered to the Bektaşi and Aleviyye traditions during the years of its foundation until Sulṭān Selim the Excellent and that the Abdalan-ı Rum consisted of Bektaşi Babas and Alevi Dedes. - On rumors that some Ottoman Sulṭāns were addicted to alcohol and even held illegitimate carousals at the Palace. - The legality of fratricide in the Ottoman state and some claims by some historians regarding savagery and massacre for the sake of claiming the Sultanat. - There are claims that Sulṭān Meḥmed the Conqueror was sympathetic toward Christianity and corresponded with the Pope. - On the Ottoman State offering assistance to the Andalusian state that was destroyed in 1492. - Ottoman Harem. - Ottoman legal codes. - Ottoman legal system and Islamic law. - Which events sowed the seeds of hatred between Arabs and Turks, both of whom are Muslims? - The reasons for the decline and fall of the Ottoman State. - The capitulations as one reason for terminating the Ottoman State.

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IUR Press

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9090261087

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Peak Life's Work

Find Your Gift and Give It Away

By: Said Hasyim

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Peak Life's Work

Find Your Gift and Give It Away

By: Said Hasyim

Access your latent power to actualize your true potential and make a difference in the world. Do you drag yourself to work every morning to a job you hate? Do you feel like you're just going through the motions with no real purpose in life? Do you have a special talent to offer to the world, but don't even know what it is? Start your journey to self-discovery and growth in this inspiring book to learn: - Science-backed methods that world-class performers use to accelerate skills acquisitions that you can implement now - The brutal truth why some very smart people failed while some mediocre ones succeeded - 5 surprisingly easy steps to spark your creativity and maximize your innovative thinking - How to reveal your natural talent to spot unforeseen opportunities in areas you never knew existed - 3 unexpected common sense choices that often lead you farther away from attaining a lifetime fulfilment - Proven essential strategies to cultivate a talent hotbed which you can employ at home to raise successful children Peak Life's Work guides you to discover your true path and awaken to your life's greatest work with joy.

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Said Hasyim

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9811856427

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9789811856426

Urolithiasis in Clinical Practice

By: Said Abdallah Al-Mamari

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Urolithiasis in Clinical Practice

By: Said Abdallah Al-Mamari

This book serves as a concise guide to urinary stone disease, providing simplified and complete information about the topic area. Various surgical techniques are provided and accompanied by first-hand accounts, to give insight into the operating room. The book is a quick reference guide and is relevant to both trainees and professionals. Written by a leading expert in the field, this book brings together years of experience and contains essential information on all aspects of lithology. The book covers all treatment options so that the best possible methods can be chosen for each patient. Urinary stone disease is a widespread ailment and updated information about it is permanently needed by trainees and professionals.

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Springer

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3319624377

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Ottoman History - Misperceptions and Truths

By: Ahmed Akgunduz,Said Ozturk

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Ottoman History - Misperceptions and Truths

By: Ahmed Akgunduz,Said Ozturk

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Out of Place

A Memoir

By: Edward W. Said

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Out of Place

A Memoir

By: Edward W. Said

From one of the most important intellectuals of our time comes an extraordinary story of exile and a celebration of an irrecoverable past. A fatal medical diagnosis in 1991 convinced Edward Said that he should leave a record of where he was born and spent his childhood, and so with this memoir he rediscovers the lost Arab world of his early years in Palestine, Lebanon, and Egypt. Said writes with great passion and wit about his family and his friends from his birthplace in Jerusalem, schools in Cairo, and summers in the mountains above Beirut, to boarding school and college in the United States, revealing an unimaginable world of rich, colorful characters and exotic eastern landscapes. Underscoring all is the confusion of identity the young Said experienced as he came to terms with the dissonance of being an American citizen, a Christian and a Palestinian, and, ultimately, an outsider. Richly detailed, moving, often profound, Out of Place depicts a young man's coming of age and the genesis of a great modern thinker.

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Vintage

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0679730672

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9780679730675

Waiting for the Barbarians

A Tribute to Edward W. Said

By: Basak Ertur,Muge Gursoy Sokmen

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Waiting for the Barbarians

A Tribute to Edward W. Said

By: Basak Ertur,Muge Gursoy Sokmen

Bringing together some of the figures most closely associated with Edward Said and his scholarship, Waiting for the Barbarians looks at Said the public intellectual and literary critic, and his political and intellectual legacy: the future through the lens of his work.

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Verso Books

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1844672468

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Culture and Resistance

Conversations with Edward W. Said

By: Edward W. Said,David Barsamian

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Culture and Resistance

Conversations with Edward W. Said

By: Edward W. Said,David Barsamian

... brilliantly original ... brings cultural and post-colonial theory to bear on a wide range of authors with great skill and sensitivity.' Terry Eagleton

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Pluto Press

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0745320171

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9780745320175

The Edward Said Reader

By: Edward W. Said

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The Edward Said Reader

By: Edward W. Said

This work presents key selections from Said's works. Whether writing on the Hebron Massacre or on the fight for Palestinian self-determination, Said's uncompromising intelligence casts light on every subject he tackles.

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516

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Granta Books

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1862074453

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Landscapes of a Distant Mother

By: Said

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Landscapes of a Distant Mother

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Your smile. There wasn't one. You never smiled. Born in Tehran but living in Germany, the eminent writer SAID has suffered two forms of exile. Forced to leave Iran for political reasons, he was also separated from his mother shortly after his birth when his parents divorced. At the age of forty-three, however, SAID received word that his mother was traveling abroad and wanted to see him. Landscapes of a Distant Mother is the account of their wrenching reunion. A memoir of longing and loss, the book offers a haunting portrait of a son's broken relationship with his mother and the Islamic dictatorship that shadows both their lives. Landscapes of a Distant Mother gives English-speaking readers an introduction to one of Europe's most important immigrant writers. Unsentimental and spare, the book chronicles the discomfiting sensation of viewing one's mother as a stranger and all the psychological implications of their mutual disappointment. SAID's distance from his mother—whom he describes almost clinically, with her "particular way of speaking, the style laced with religious formulas, inclined to emotionalism, self-pity and expletives"—becomes a measure of the alienation he feels from everything around him. His book gives voice to the full meaning of modern exile—its political force, profound sadness, and perpetual yearning.

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University of Chicago Press

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0226733769

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9780226733760

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Ottoman History - Misperceptions and Truths

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Out of Place

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Waiting for the Barbarians

Waiting for the Barbarians

Culture and Resistance

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The Edward Said Reader

The Edward Said Reader

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