France and the Ottoman Empire in the Eighteenth Century
East Encounters West STUDIES IN MIDDLE EASTERN HISTORY Bernard Lewis, Itamar Rabinovich, and Roger Savory, General Editors Israel Gershoni and James P. Jankowski EGYPT, ISLAM, AND THE ARABS The Search for Egyptian Nationhood, 1900–1930 Ami Ayalon LANGUAGE AND CHANGE IN THE ARAB MIDDLE EAST Fatma Miige Gogek EAST ENCOUNTERS WEST France and the Ottoman Empire in the Eighteenth Century Other Volumes Are in Preparation EAST ENCOUNTERS WEST France and the Ottoman Empire in the Eighteenth Century FATMA MÜGE GÖEK New York Oxford OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS In cooperation with The Institute of Turkish Studies, Inc., Washington, D.C. 1987 Oxford University Press Oxford New York Toronto Delhi Bombay Calcutta Madras Karachi Petaling Jaya Singapore Hong Kong Tokyo Nairobi Dar es Salaam Cape Town Melbourne Auckland and associated companies in Beirut Berlin Ibadan Nicosia Copyright © 1987 by Oxford University Press, Inc. Published by Oxford University Press, Inc., 200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford is a registered trademark of Oxford University Press All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Göçek, Fatma Mϋge. East encounters West. (Studies in Middle Eastern history) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. Turkey—Civilization—French influences. 2. Turkey—Civilization— Occidental influences. 3. Turkey—Diplomatic and consular service— France—History—18th century. I. Title. II. Series: Studies in Middle Eastern history (New York, N.Y.) DR432.G57 1987 956.1'01 86-23727 ISBN 0-19-504826-1 135798642 Printed in the United States of America To my parents Gϋlsen and Muzaffer Göçek, with gratitude This page intentionally left blank PREFACE Books evolve from the experiences of their authors.
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