A History of the Jewish Community in Istanbul

The Formative Years, 1453-1566

• Author(s): Minna Rozen,
• Publisher: BRILL
• Pages: 444
• ISBN_10: 9004215727
  ISBN_13: 9789004215726
  
• Language: en
• Categories: History / Asia / General , History / Middle East / General ,

Description:... This volume presents the transformation of the Greek-speaking Jewish community of Byzantine Constantinople into an Ottoman, ethnically diversified immigrant community. As the Ottomans influenced its cultural and social values, the community strived to preserve its boundaries with the surrounding society.