A Civilization Destroyed: Istanbul Academic Conference The Wealth of Non-Muslims in the Late Ottoman Period and the Early Republican Era

01:08, May 2, 2015

The Hrant Dink Foundation, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul Bilgi University and Sabancı University will organize an academic conference titled "A Civilization Destroyed: The Wealth of non-Muslims in the Late Ottoman Period and the Early Republican Era" scheduled for November 20-21, 2015.

Throughout the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire had integrated politically, economically, and culturally into Western capitalism. This was a fast-paced integration during which the Ottoman Empire was in a significantly passive position. This transformation had major impacts on the socio-cultural and economical fields in the Empire from commerce and industrial production to consumer culture, from institutional organizations to urbanization and the arts.  An important consequence of this transformation was the emergence of an elite segment among the non-Muslim population.  The leading figures of Ottoman modernization and Western integration were mostly members of this elite community. They became the representatives of an avant-garde lifestyle, with a distinctly high level of wealth, and new political and cultural dispositions.   Read more... (782 words)

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