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MY LIFE AND TIMES

MY LIFE AND TIMES

After completing his theological education in the United States, Cyrus Hamlin (1811-1900) came to the Ottoman Empire as a Protestant missionary. Working as an administrator and teacher at Bebek Seminary, which he founded to train Bible preachers, for a while, he left the organization due to differences of opinion with the American Board and started working on establishing Robert College in 1860. His memories of the construction of the college building are one of the most interesting part... More

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CONSTANTINOPLE

CONSTANTINOPLE

The book is organized chronologically, by political history, and then by theme; a great deal of space is devoted to archaeological history, art history, and architecture. Also discusses the physical nature of the city: how the art, the growth of the streets, and the politics all affected the city's appearance today. The history, mythology, art, and décor of significant mosques in the city are included. Contains about 600 pages of meticulous analysis, with a great number of photogr... More

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Among the Turks (1839-1876)

Among the Turks (1839-1876)

This book, which provides first-hand information about the founding years and mission of Robert College, includes the memories of the school's founder and first rector, American Protestant missionary Cyrus Hamlin (1811-1900), in Istanbul, where he spent thirty-five years between 1839-1876. Written during the collapse of the Ottoman Empire by an eye-witness, "Among the Turks" sheds light on many contemporary events both within the Empire and abroad. Hamlin briefly discusses the origin, ch... More

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七つの塔～スルタン・オスマン殺人事件

七つの塔～スルタン・オスマン殺人事件

フィクション・小説〈あらすじ〉 　オスマン帝国統治下のイスタンブール。時の皇帝はムラド四世。オスマン帝国第一七代スルタンは、この時、いまだ一九歳であった。彼の足元は揺らいでいた。帝国の守護者を名乗る、オスマン帝国軍が数度にわたり立ち上がり、政治や人事に不満を唱えていたのだ。それが原因で、宮殿内から一人、また一人と彼の側に立つ人物が消されてゆく。さらに、実母である皇太后マフペイケル・キョセム・スルタンが摂政として実権を握っており、若きスルタンは徐々に追い詰められつつあった。 　そんな時代の話である。 西暦1632年5月17日の夜のこと。その日は、若芽散らしの嵐と呼ばれる春の最後の嵐が吹いていた。イスタンブールをぐるりと囲む、ローマ時代のテオドシウス帝の城壁はいまだ健在で、各門には歩哨が立つ。門の中でも最も重要なのが、城壁の最南端、マルマラ海沿いに位置する七つの塔(イェディクレ)城砦の黄金の門(アルトゥン・カプ)である。かつてのローマ街道の起点に当たり、多くのビザンチン皇帝の凱旋門となり、外国の大使を迎える場ともなった。オスマン帝国下では城砦として増築され、重要人物が... More

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Fifty Years in Constantinople and Recollections of Robert College (1858-1903)

Fifty Years in Constantinople and Recollections of Robert College (1858-1903)

This book has been written at the request of many friends of Robert College. It embodies a history of the College from its foundation to the close of its fortieth year, 1903. I have chosen to make it a record of personal recollections, because this seemed to be the only way in which I could write freely of events and personalities as they appeared to me at the time, without compromising the present administration of the College or making it responsible in any way for my opinions or actio... More

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