This article challenges the widespread belief that Ottomans greeted early modern Istanbulâs frequent fires with âOrientalâ indifference or opportunistic glee, fatalistically reissuing the same ineffective building regulations or using fires as a pretext to displace the cityâs Christian and Jewish inhabitants. Drawing primarily on Ottoman Turkish decrees, court records, and architectural surveys from the mid-sixteenth through early nineteenth centuries, I advocate for an alternative understanding of the ways in which fires transformed early modern Istanbulâs social and architectural fabric. I argue that significant efforts to rebuild and fireproof the city came from within neighborhoods, and that a great deal of responsibility was delegated to and embraced by civilians in this regard. These local initiatives revolved around the concepts of tradition (vażʿ-ı ḳadÄ«m), invention (iḥdÄs̱), and expulsion (ihrÄc), and they involved complex alliances, conflicts, and negotiations. Not falling neatly within the predictable confines of âpowerfulâ Muslims marginalizing âweakâ non-Muslims, disputes over perceived fire hazards and accusations of incendiary behavior cut across religious and ethnic boundaries.
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This article challenges the widespread belief that Ottomans greeted early modern Istanbulâs frequent fires with âOrientalâ indifference or opportunistic glee, fatalistically reissuing the same ineffective building regulations or using fires as a pretext to displace the cityâs Christian and Jewish inhabitants. Drawing primarily on Ottoman Turkish decrees, court records, and architectural surveys from the mid-sixteenth through early nineteenth centuries, I advocate for an alternative understanding of the ways in which fires transformed early modern Istanbulâs social and architectural fabric. I argue that significant efforts to rebuild and fireproof the city came from within neighborhoods, and that a great deal of responsibility was delegated to and embraced by civilians in this regard. These local initiatives revolved around the concepts of tradition (vażʿ-ı ḳadÄ«m), invention (iḥdÄs̱), and expulsion (ihrÄc), and they involved complex alliances, conflicts, and negotiations. Not falling neatly within the predictable confines of âpowerfulâ Muslims marginalizing âweakâ non-Muslims, disputes over perceived fire hazards and accusations of incendiary behavior cut across religious and ethnic boundaries.
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