Sultanic Saviors and Tolerant Turks
Rescuing Jews from the Holocaust (but not from the Armenian Genocide)
Book • 2021
This book explores how the narrative of Ottoman sultans as saviors of Jews has been constructed and maintained, often at the expense of acknowledging darker episodes in Ottoman history, such as the Armenian Genocide.
It delves into the politics of history writing and the role of Jewish and Turkish narratives in shaping this historical memory.
It delves into the politics of history writing and the role of Jewish and Turkish narratives in shaping this historical memory.
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William Dalrymple in relation to the Ottomans' self-perception as successors to the Roman Empire.
William Dalrymple in relation to the Ottomans' self-perception as successors to the Roman Empire.
45. Successors to the Romans, progressive harems, and living Ottomans
