Papers by Leyla Kayhan
Edinburgh University Press eBooks, Sep 22, 2021
Bu kitabın basım, yayım ve satış hakları Pegem Akademi Yay. Eğt. Dan. Hizm. Tic. Ltd. Şti.ye aitt... more Bu kitabın basım, yayım ve satış hakları Pegem Akademi Yay. Eğt. Dan. Hizm. Tic. Ltd. Şti.ye aittir. Anılan kuruluşun izni alınmadan kitabın tümü ya da bölümleri, kapak tasarımı; mekanik, elektronik, fotokopi, manyetik, kayıt ya da başka yöntemlerle çoğaltılamaz, basılamaz, dağıtılamaz. Bu kitap T.C. Kültür Bakanlığı bandrolü ile satılmaktadır. Okuyucularımızın bandrolü olmayan kitaplar hakkında yayınevimize bilgi
New Perspectives on Turkey, 2015
A Companion to Early Modern Istanbul, 2021
This multi-disciplinary volume is the rst collective efort to explore Istanbul, capital of the va... more This multi-disciplinary volume is the rst collective efort to explore Istanbul, capital of the vast polyglot, multiethnic, and multireligious Ottoman empire and home to one of the world’s largest and most diverse urban populations, as an early modern metropolis. It assembles topics seldom treated together and embraces novel subjects and fresh approaches to older debates. Contributors crisscross the socioeconomic, political, cultural, environmental, and spatial, to examine the myriad human and non-human actors, local and global, that shaped the city into one of the key sites of early modern urbanity. Contributors are: Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano , Zeynep Altok, Walter G. Andrews, Betül Başaran, Cem Behar, Maurits H. van den Boogert, John J. Curry, Linda T. Darling, Suraiya Faroqhi, Emine Fetvacı, Shirine Hamadeh, Cemal Kafadar, Çiğdem Kafescioğlu, Deniz Karakaş, Leyla Kayhan Elbirlik, B. Harun Küçük, Selim S. Kuru, Karen A. Leal, Gülru Necipoğlu, Christoph K. Neumann, Aslı Niyazioğlu, Amanda Phillips, Marinos Sariyannis, Aleksandar Shopov, Lucienne Thys-Şenocak, Nükhet Varlık, N. Zeynep Yelçe, Gülay Yılmaz, and Zeynep Yürekli.
Sinirlar Otesi Bir Diyalog : 16. Yuzyil Osmanli Hadim Agalarindan Habesi Mehmed Aga ve Gazanfer A... more Sinirlar Otesi Bir Diyalog : 16. Yuzyil Osmanli Hadim Agalarindan Habesi Mehmed Aga ve Gazanfer Aga'nin Hamilik Faaliyetleri Bu makale on altinci yuzyilin son ceyreginde sarayin idari hiyerarsisinde on plana cikan hadim agalardan Habesi Mehmed Aga ve Gazanfer Aga'nin yaptirmis oldugu eserler uzerinden hamilik faaliyetleri ve kimlikleri arasindaki iliskiyi incelemektedir. Bahsi gecen donemde padisah ve aile fertlerinin himayesindeki hayir isleri yerlerini vezirler ve devletin ileri gelen askeri erkaninin vakfettigi calismalara birakmistir. Hadim agalar da tipki vezirler gibi, kendi statulerini mesru kilma ve gelistirme amaci ile sanat ve mimariyi desteklemekteydi. Hadim agalarin sanat ve mimariye olan bu cok yonlu ilgileri, politik yukselislerini saglamlastirmak ve sosyal aglarini genisletmenin yani sira onlari daha insani kilan yonlerini on plana cikartma amacini da tasimaktadir. Bu donem icin bir mimari yenilik sayilabilecek cesme ve sebilleri vakfetmeleri ve boylece suyun ...
This dissertation studies the construction of the marital bond and its dissolution with respect t... more This dissertation studies the construction of the marital bond and its dissolution with respect to the normative stipulations of the sharīʿa, social and moral constructions, and the cultural formations during late-eighteenth and early–nineteenth-century Istanbul. Through the examination of court cases, estate inventories, and contemporary chronicles, I demonstrate the strategies and practices that perpetrated possible patterns in the matrimonial union. Although Islamic law allowed for and encouraged the spouses to reconcile marriage-related negotiations outside of court, the amount of registered marital disputes indicates the central role of the court for spouses in establishing conciliatory grounds. This study explores in particular the consensual and purposeful use of the sharīʿa courts by women. The examination of the sicils from three different courts in intra muros Istanbul has shown that women were adamant about formalizing the consequence of marriage, divorce and property rel...
Bu makale on altinci yuzyilin son ceyreginde sarayin idari hiyerarsisinde on plana cikan hadim ag... more Bu makale on altinci yuzyilin son ceyreginde sarayin idari hiyerarsisinde on plana cikan hadim agalardan Habesi Mehmed Aga ve Gazanfer Aga'nin yaptirmis oldugu eserler uzerinden hamilik faaliyetleri ve kimlikleri arasindaki iliskiyi incelemektedir. Bahsi gecen donemde padisah ve aile fertlerinin himayesindeki hayir isleri yerlerini vezirler ve devletin ileri gelen askeri erkaninin vakfettigi calismalara birakmistir. Hadim agalar da tipki vezirler gibi, kendi statulerini mesru kilma ve gelistirme amaci ile sanat ve mimariyi desteklemekteydi. Hadim agalarin sanat ve mimariye olan bu cok yonlu ilgileri, politik yukselislerini saglamlastirmak ve sosyal aglarini genisletmenin yani sira onlari daha insani kilan yonlerini on plana cikartma amacini da tasimaktadir. Bu donem icin bir mimari yenilik sayilabilecek cesme ve sebilleri vakfetmeleri ve boylece suyun herkese ulasmasini saglamalari sayesinde de ilahi bir imaj cizerek, aslinda ellerinde olmayan tek beceri olan 'hayat vermeyi&...
Istanbul Research Institute
The present study mainly focuses on the emergence of the chief eunuchs (hadım aghalar) as prevail... more The present study mainly focuses on the emergence of the chief eunuchs (hadım aghalar) as prevailing actors in the imperial household and as confidants of women of the imperial family, by exploring the manner in which they assumed imperial grandeur at the end of the sixteenth century and early seventeenth century. Like the viziers and other military milieu in the court, the chief eunuchs’ patronage activity in art and architecture was a conscious and strategically planned effort in legitimizing their status. The charitable architectural endowments of the chief eunuchs conveyed their ascent in the political ladder as they became increasingly visible as patrons in the late-sixteenth century. While observing that this period was the first time that the eunuch aghas had obtained such great political substance due to their close personal relationship with the rulers, I furthermore speculate whether the structures that they built expressed a unique architectural idiom that resonated with the identity of their patrons.
In the late sixteenth century the patronage of the chief eunuchs expanded beyond the conventional realm, as they systematically became engaged in literary quests. Hence, through a symbolic network of patronage of the arts, the eunuchs found a channel through which they could leave a legacy through the art of the letter. The benefaction of such secular urban monuments as fountains and sebils was paralleled by a deep interest in literary arts for this new group of patrons. If one were to compare the patronage activity of Gazanfer Agha to that of Mehmed Agha in both arts and architecture, one would quickly notice that Gazanfer Agha’s deeds were not solely motivated by political aspirations. He was indeed an intellectual of his time, supporting poets and scholars with vigorous curiosity. In this period, the sebil was not a commonly commissioned architectural monument. However, it was the beginnings of a new interpretation, a more temporal and intimate type of pious endowment.
The essence of the eunuch being a patron of a structure that gave life through water might in fact be an allusion to his godlike existence. Thus, symbolically, the fountain and the sebil become objects through which the eunuch was able to achieve procreation. The eunuch’s lastingness in the mundane world is depicted through his endowment of the sebil, which was neither an entirely religious nor secular structure. The fountain/sebil endowments atoned for the eunuch’s ineffectuality in giving life.
The question of the founding of the Ottoman emirate after the second wave of Mongol raids substan... more The question of the founding of the Ottoman emirate after the second wave of Mongol raids substantiated scholars with certain indicative evidence regarding the nature of life, culture, and society in Asia Minor during the early fourteenth century. In the case of Ottoman historiography, the renowned “ġazā thesis” first introduced by the Austrian scholar Paul Wittek in the late 1930s has to this day stimulated a rather impassioned debate about the nature of early-Ottoman state building strategies. This article aims to examine prototypical models of identity which reflect early Ottoman and Turco-Islamic conceptualization of gender through a careful review of personification, character development, and plot sequence that customarily appear in historical romances, heroic and mystical epics that were influenced by the tendencies of the period in question. The earliest primary texts composed in Anatolian Turkish—such as the Dānişmendnāme, Düstūrnāme, Ṣalṭuḳnāme, Baṭṭālnāme, and Ġarībnāme—make clear use of oral tradition and are composed of stories that were passed on for generations in different parts of Anatolia during a time when borders, religious beliefs, and languages were still in perpetual flux. The juxtaposition of Persian and Arab story-telling customs with the frontier-warrior ethos forms a unique lore that emerges from these heroic gests. The eclectic and evolutionary nature of the frontier principalities in Anatolia allowed for the development of a rather heterodox and mystical way of life and understanding of religion and literature. Non-dogmatic elements of religion comprised a significant portion of the ritualistic struggle of the frontier community. The materialization of the theme of ġazā in the bodily existence of the alp and the ġāzī reveal in many forms the perception of masculinity and heroism in the frontier community. Through an analysis of the chivalrous epic romances of the early fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the article will bring to light a wider scheme of gender patterns that were contingent in early Anatolian settlements.
Books by Leyla Kayhan
Children and Childhood in the Ottoman Empire From the 15th to the 20th Century, 2021
A Companion to Early Modern Istanbul, 2021
This multi-disciplinary volume is the rst collective efort to
explore Istanbul, capital of the va... more This multi-disciplinary volume is the rst collective efort to
explore Istanbul, capital of the vast polyglot, multiethnic, and
multireligious Ottoman empire and home to one of the world’s
largest and most diverse urban populations, as an early modern
metropolis.
It assembles topics seldom treated together and embraces novel
subjects and fresh approaches to older debates. Contributors
crisscross the socioeconomic, political, cultural, environmental,
and spatial, to examine the myriad human and non-human actors,
local and global, that shaped the city into one of the key sites of
early modern urbanity.
Contributors are: Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano , Zeynep Altok, Walter
G. Andrews, Betül Başaran, Cem Behar, Maurits H. van den
Boogert, John J. Curry, Linda T. Darling, Suraiya Faroqhi, Emine
Fetvacı, Shirine Hamadeh, Cemal Kafadar, Çiğdem Kafescioğlu,
Deniz Karakaş, Leyla Kayhan Elbirlik, B. Harun Küçük, Selim S.
Kuru, Karen A. Leal, Gülru Necipoğlu, Christoph K. Neumann, Aslı
Niyazioğlu, Amanda Phillips, Marinos Sariyannis, Aleksandar
Shopov, Lucienne Thys-Şenocak, Nükhet Varlık, N. Zeynep Yelçe,
Gülay Yılmaz, and Zeynep Yürekli.
Tarih lisans programlarında okuyan öğrencilerin, Türk tarihinin öncülerini tanıması yanında tarih... more Tarih lisans programlarında okuyan öğrencilerin, Türk tarihinin öncülerini tanıması yanında tarih meraklılarına genel bir tarihçilik kültürü sunmasını amaçladığımız Türk Tarihçileri kitabımız, okurlardan büyük bir teveccüh gördü. Bunun üzerine camiadan gelen istek ve teklifler üzerine bu kez de yaşayan “usta” Türk tarihçilerini incelemeye karar verdik. Türk Tarihçileri kitabına konu olanların hepsinin müteveffa olması bu çalışmada, “yaşayan ustalara” odaklanmamızı sağladı. Kültürümüzde her ne kadar “kişi öldükten sonra kıymetlenir” gibi bir anlayış yaygınsa da bu çalışmada, yaşayan tarihçilerden saygıyı fazlasıyla hakettiğini düşündüklerimizi, akademik anlamda incelemeye çalıştık. Son elli yılda ülkemiz tarihçiliğini eserleri, kavram-tezleri, yayın ve araştırmalarıyla etkilediğini düşündüğümüz 33 ustanın eserlerini çözümlemek Türk Tarihçiliğinin bugünkü “büyük fotoğrafını” anlamamız yanında Türkiye’de zayıf kaldığını düşündüğümüz “tarihçilik kültürü”nün zenginleşmesine de bir katkı sunacaktır. Kitabın böylelikle genç tarihçilerin çalışmalarının niteliğine ve çeşitliliğine olumlu bir etkide bulunması umulmaktadır.
Conference Organizations by Leyla Kayhan
The AMECYS is a private, non-profit, international association for scholars with an interest in t... more The AMECYS is a private, non-profit, international association for scholars with an interest in the study of children and youth in the Middle East, North Africa and their diasporic communities. Through interdisciplinary programs, publications, and services, AMECYS promotes innovative scholarship, facilitates global academic exchange, and enhances public understanding about Middle Eastern children and youth in diverse times and places.
Osmanlı ve Türkiye tarihi üzerine çalışan kadın tarihçi sayısı günümüzde oldukça yüksektir. Kadın... more Osmanlı ve Türkiye tarihi üzerine çalışan kadın tarihçi sayısı günümüzde oldukça yüksektir. Kadınlar saygın ve etkili üniversiteler ve diğer kurumlarda çalışmakta, bilgi üretmekte ve yeni öğrenciler yetiştirmekte tarihçilik alanında son derece aktif roldedirler. Ancak alandaki mevcut konumları ve görünürlükleri arasında doğru bir orantı bulunmamaktadır. Tarih hala 'erkek' alanı olarak görülmekte, son dönemde oluşan görece hassasiyete rağmen, eril bir zeminde ve dilde kalmaktadır. Kadın Kadına Tarih Konferansı Osmanlı ve Türkiye tarihi üzerine çalışan kadın tarihçilerin bir araya gelerek iletişime geçtiği ve dayanışma ağları oluşturduğu bir platform olma gayesiyle atılmış bir adım. Bu konferansın gelecek yıllarda da yapılması tabanın genişletilmesi ve olası başka zeminlere de taşınması hedefler arasında olup konferans bitiminde tartışmaya açılacak konular arasındadır.
Book Chapter by Leyla Kayhan
Crafting History: Essays on the Ottoman World and Beyond in Honor of Cemal Kafadar, 2023
Translation and Analysis of a 16th century discourse on marriage by Gazali Mehemmed, a.k.a. Deli ... more Translation and Analysis of a 16th century discourse on marriage by Gazali Mehemmed, a.k.a. Deli Birader.
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Papers by Leyla Kayhan
In the late sixteenth century the patronage of the chief eunuchs expanded beyond the conventional realm, as they systematically became engaged in literary quests. Hence, through a symbolic network of patronage of the arts, the eunuchs found a channel through which they could leave a legacy through the art of the letter. The benefaction of such secular urban monuments as fountains and sebils was paralleled by a deep interest in literary arts for this new group of patrons. If one were to compare the patronage activity of Gazanfer Agha to that of Mehmed Agha in both arts and architecture, one would quickly notice that Gazanfer Agha’s deeds were not solely motivated by political aspirations. He was indeed an intellectual of his time, supporting poets and scholars with vigorous curiosity. In this period, the sebil was not a commonly commissioned architectural monument. However, it was the beginnings of a new interpretation, a more temporal and intimate type of pious endowment.
The essence of the eunuch being a patron of a structure that gave life through water might in fact be an allusion to his godlike existence. Thus, symbolically, the fountain and the sebil become objects through which the eunuch was able to achieve procreation. The eunuch’s lastingness in the mundane world is depicted through his endowment of the sebil, which was neither an entirely religious nor secular structure. The fountain/sebil endowments atoned for the eunuch’s ineffectuality in giving life.
Books by Leyla Kayhan
explore Istanbul, capital of the vast polyglot, multiethnic, and
multireligious Ottoman empire and home to one of the world’s
largest and most diverse urban populations, as an early modern
metropolis.
It assembles topics seldom treated together and embraces novel
subjects and fresh approaches to older debates. Contributors
crisscross the socioeconomic, political, cultural, environmental,
and spatial, to examine the myriad human and non-human actors,
local and global, that shaped the city into one of the key sites of
early modern urbanity.
Contributors are: Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano , Zeynep Altok, Walter
G. Andrews, Betül Başaran, Cem Behar, Maurits H. van den
Boogert, John J. Curry, Linda T. Darling, Suraiya Faroqhi, Emine
Fetvacı, Shirine Hamadeh, Cemal Kafadar, Çiğdem Kafescioğlu,
Deniz Karakaş, Leyla Kayhan Elbirlik, B. Harun Küçük, Selim S.
Kuru, Karen A. Leal, Gülru Necipoğlu, Christoph K. Neumann, Aslı
Niyazioğlu, Amanda Phillips, Marinos Sariyannis, Aleksandar
Shopov, Lucienne Thys-Şenocak, Nükhet Varlık, N. Zeynep Yelçe,
Gülay Yılmaz, and Zeynep Yürekli.
Conference Organizations by Leyla Kayhan
Book Chapter by Leyla Kayhan
In the late sixteenth century the patronage of the chief eunuchs expanded beyond the conventional realm, as they systematically became engaged in literary quests. Hence, through a symbolic network of patronage of the arts, the eunuchs found a channel through which they could leave a legacy through the art of the letter. The benefaction of such secular urban monuments as fountains and sebils was paralleled by a deep interest in literary arts for this new group of patrons. If one were to compare the patronage activity of Gazanfer Agha to that of Mehmed Agha in both arts and architecture, one would quickly notice that Gazanfer Agha’s deeds were not solely motivated by political aspirations. He was indeed an intellectual of his time, supporting poets and scholars with vigorous curiosity. In this period, the sebil was not a commonly commissioned architectural monument. However, it was the beginnings of a new interpretation, a more temporal and intimate type of pious endowment.
The essence of the eunuch being a patron of a structure that gave life through water might in fact be an allusion to his godlike existence. Thus, symbolically, the fountain and the sebil become objects through which the eunuch was able to achieve procreation. The eunuch’s lastingness in the mundane world is depicted through his endowment of the sebil, which was neither an entirely religious nor secular structure. The fountain/sebil endowments atoned for the eunuch’s ineffectuality in giving life.
explore Istanbul, capital of the vast polyglot, multiethnic, and
multireligious Ottoman empire and home to one of the world’s
largest and most diverse urban populations, as an early modern
metropolis.
It assembles topics seldom treated together and embraces novel
subjects and fresh approaches to older debates. Contributors
crisscross the socioeconomic, political, cultural, environmental,
and spatial, to examine the myriad human and non-human actors,
local and global, that shaped the city into one of the key sites of
early modern urbanity.
Contributors are: Oscar Aguirre-Mandujano , Zeynep Altok, Walter
G. Andrews, Betül Başaran, Cem Behar, Maurits H. van den
Boogert, John J. Curry, Linda T. Darling, Suraiya Faroqhi, Emine
Fetvacı, Shirine Hamadeh, Cemal Kafadar, Çiğdem Kafescioğlu,
Deniz Karakaş, Leyla Kayhan Elbirlik, B. Harun Küçük, Selim S.
Kuru, Karen A. Leal, Gülru Necipoğlu, Christoph K. Neumann, Aslı
Niyazioğlu, Amanda Phillips, Marinos Sariyannis, Aleksandar
Shopov, Lucienne Thys-Şenocak, Nükhet Varlık, N. Zeynep Yelçe,
Gülay Yılmaz, and Zeynep Yürekli.