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Flows and Frictions<\/h4>\n

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The Camondo Family as Cultural Translators between the Ottoman Empire and Europe in the 18th<\/sup> Century<\/h5>\n

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Abraham-Salomon de Camondo,
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dullah Fr\u00e8res, Pera, Constantinople<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>
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The research examines the cultural translation activities of the Jewish Ottoman Camondo family, which became an important merchant dynasty in the 18th<\/sup> century Ottoman Empire. Besides trading between the Ottoman and Habsburg territories, the Camondos also acted as dragomans for Ottoman ambassadors to Vienna and Berlin as well as for European embassies in Istanbul. They were financial agents at the Ottoman court and influential intermediaries of the Jewish communities in the Mediterranean region. An analysis of the family\u2019s rise can offer new perspectives on the figure of the intercultural broker in the Ottoman-European context. The better understanding of the multifaceted translation activities of these cultural brokers can then contribute to a revision of the role of Ottoman Jews in the 18th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n

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The research project of Dr Irena Fliter<\/a> is affiliated with the University of G\u00f6ttingen.<\/p>\n

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Project website<\/a> at the University of G\u00f6ttingen.<\/p>\n

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Publications (project-related):<\/strong><\/h5>\n