Tarih Yüksek LisansNeumann, ChristophStrutz, Julia Eva2014-08-102014-08-102009https://hdl.handle.net//11411/180https://tez.yok.gov.tr/UlusalTezMerkezi/TezGoster?key=wBmNpkQC9Nhi90NLW7E7-S13dnh9OFTX2pigUYRx46kAHWeDz6on6r1cetiuTOQaWith the concept of mahalle as the key concept to grasp everyday life in the Ottoman Empire, this thesis tries to understand ordinary life in a not very ordinary neighbourhood, the Süleymaniye mahalle in Istanbul. Süleymaniye, once inhabitedby religious, military and educational elites, in the contemporary discourse advancedto a symbol for the riches of the lost Empire without examining, however, the nineteenth century. This case-study on the mahalle focusses on the turbulent years1815 to 1885 with an attempt to observe change in the institutional structure of thecity, the social make-up of the mahalle and its built environment.It offers insights into the ways these three aspects – institutional, social and builtchange – mutually influence each other and gives hints to the question, which of these changes actually affected the micro-scale. In the process of this undertaking,the concept of the mahalle as a distinct and identity-generating community with poorand rich living side by side is juxtaposed with mahalle borders in flux and a clear socioeconomic segregation. An unexpected picture of a mahalle emerges with a high share of female property and illicit activities in a neighbourhood that at least until 1885 is still one of the principal areas in Istanbul.enAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United Statesinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMaster Thesis1451218279