April 15-17


Greek Orthodox Church of Balukli, near Constantinople [late 18th century]
attached to the Spring of the Miraculous Fishes

Please read both Ortayli and Levy; complete your reading of Goffman, and read Ochsenwald/Fisher, pp. 231-246.
Answer one question , due April 13, Sunday.

1. What was the institutional arrangement that the Ottomans made with
non-Muslim minority communities?

2. How would you evaluate the position of Jews in the Ottoman state
in the time period of this discussion?

3. How did the Jews' position compare with those of other non-Muslim
groups?

4. What does Ortayli mean by "problem" and "nationalities"
in this essay?

5.. How did the position of non-Muslims in the Ottoman Empire change
during the 18th century?

• Ilber Ortayli , "The Problem of Nationalities in the Ottoman Empire Following the Second Siege of Vienna," in Das Osmanische Reich und Europa 1683 bis 1789. Study guide for Ortayli .
• Avigdor Levy , "The Structure of the Jewish Community" in his The Jews of the Ottoman Empire. Study guide for Levy .