The First Permanent Ottoman Embassy in Europe

Center for Ottoman Diplomatic History
The Embassy of Yusuf Agah Efendi to London (1793-1797)

216 pp, pb, in English.

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Notes on Transliteration and Spelling
Introduction

1. Ottoman Sefaretnames (Ambassadors' Report)

• Ottoman Ambassadors before the establishment of the permanent embassies
• Sefaretnames and their style and format
• Sefaretnames as source of diplomatic history
• Research on the Sefaretnames

2. The Way to London

• The antecedents
• The preparations
• The journey
• The embassy in London
• The conduct of the embassy

3. The Diplomatic Activities of the Ambassador

• Reasons for Ottoman neutrality
• Yusuf Agah's defence of Ottoman interests against Russian propaganda
• The Mikonos affair
• The Nemesis affair
• Yusuf Agah' account on the Anglo-Russian treaty
• Yusuf Agah's reports on Denmark and Sweden
• Yusuf Agah's report on Jackson's appointment
• Yusuf Agah's account of the Tunisian envoy
• The last phase of his diplomatic activities

4. The Commercial and other Activities of the Ambassador Trade

• Recruitment of western experts for service in the Ottoman Empire 
• Social activities
• The reactions of the British public
• Journey back to Istanbul

5. Britain and British Institutions viewed by the Ottomans

• The view of Yusuf Agah Efendi 
• The view of Mahmud Raif Efendi

Conclusion
Appendices

• 1. British officials whose correspondence has been consulted
• 2. The itinerary of Yusuf Agah Efendi to and back from London
• 3. Journal du voyage de Mahmoud Raif Efendi en Angleterre, écrit par luy même

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Index