1. Istanbul in the Tulip Age

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Transliteration and Translation xiii
6. Introduction: A Mediterranean Metropolis 1
7. Part One. Political and Social Setting
8. 1. Istanbul in the Tulip Age 11
9. 2. Migration and Marginalization 35
10. 3. Istanbul between Two Rebellions 51
11. Part Two. Categories of Crime
12. 4. Crimes against Property and Counterfeiting 73
13. 5. Prostitution and the Vice Trade 86
14. 6. Violence and Homicide 112
15. Part Three. Law and Order
16. 7. Policing, Surveillance, and Social Control 125
17. 8. Ottoman Justice in Multiple Legal Systems 141
18. 9. Ottoman Punishment: From Oars to Prison 157
19. Epilogue: The Evolution of Crime and Punishment in a Mediterranean Metropolis 175
20. Appendix: A Janissary Ballad from the 1703 Rebellion 183
21. Notes 187
22. Glossary 237
23. Bibliography 245
24. Index 271