1 5, 53; Yerasimos, “La Communauté juive,” 1 08. On the mosque, see Peirce, The Im-
perial Harem, 206–9; Lucienne Thys-Şenocak, “The Yeni Valide Mosque Complex at
Eminönü,” Muqarnas 1 5 ( 1 998): 58–70; Ali Saim Ülgen, “Yenicami,” Vakıfl ar Dergisi 2( 1 942): 387–97; Aslanapa, Osmanlı Devri Mimarîsi, 347–55.
- In the narrative of Kurdish Preacher Mustafa, the imperial council’s negligence
in constructing an impregnable citadel along the Dardanelles following Venetian occu-
pation of Bozca and Limni Islands infuriated the sultana, which caused “the sea of her
ardor” to come “to a boiling point so she had two sound citadels constructed.” Kürd Hatib,
Risāle, fol. 1 7a. “Praise be to God,” Kurdish Preacher Mustafa continues, “because of that
valide sultan’s exalted endeavor and zeal,” infi del captains cannot even consider entering
the channel, but Muslim vessels “fl ow like water,” and as they pass they offer praises
and thanks to her, which will be to her benefi t on the Day of Judgment. Katip Çelebi also
credits the valide sultan for constructing the citadels. Katip Çelebi, Fezleke, 2:360.
- Karaçelebizade, Ravzatü’l-ebrâr zeyli, 272.
- Thys-Şenocak, “The Yeni Valide Mosque Complex at Eminönü,” 62–63.
- Ibid., 62–63. See also Ülgen, “Yenicami,” 389.
- Gökyay, Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi, 1 24.
- Mottahedeh, Loyalty and Leadership, 1 79.
- Gökyay, Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi, 1 24.
- Silahdar, Tarih-i Silahdar, 1 :2 1 8; Kürd Hatib, Risāle, fols. 22a–b. The cost of the
mosque complex was either 3,080 purses of gold (Kürd Hatib) or 5,000 purses (Evliya
Çelebi). Gökyay, Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi, 1 24.
33. The fi re began on the afternoon of July 24 and ended on the afternoon of July
26; construction began on July 22 the following year. Abdi Pasha, Vekāyi‘nāme, fol. 1 28b;
Silahdar, Tarih-i Silahdar, 1 :2 1 8.
34. Kürd Hatib, Risāle, fols. 2a–b, 1 8a, 22a. - Heyd, “The Jewish Communities,” 303; Galanté, Histoire des juifs d’Istanbul,
1 62–73.
- On Zeitouni/İzdin, see İstanbul Müftülüğü, Şer‘iye Sicilleri Arşivi (Offi ce of
the Istanbul Mufti, Islamic Law Court Records Archive), Istanbul Şer‘iye Sicilleri (here-
after cited as IŞS) 9, fol. 52a, July 8, 1661 , and IŞS 1 0, fol. 82a, June 5, 1 662; on German,
see IŞS 9, fol. 85a, July 3 1 , 1661 , and IŞS 9, fol. 2 1 6a, December 1 8, 1661 ; on Istanbul,
see IŞS 9, fol. 86a, August 1 3, 1661 ; on Dimetoka, see IŞS 9, fol. 1 77b, October 27, 1661 ;
on Aragon, see IŞS 9, fol. 2 1 6a, December 1 8, 1661 ; on Antalya and Borlu, see IŞS
1 0, fols. 11 3b– 11 4a, September 1 6, 1661 ; on Borlu, see IŞS 9, fol. 1 43b, September 29,
Heyd, “The Jewish Communities,” 300–305.
IŞS 9, fol. 1 43b, September 29, 1661 ; IŞS 1 0, fol. 82a, June 5, 1 662.
Silahdar, Tarih-i Silahdar, 1 :2 1 8– 1 9.
Spanish congregation members: IŞS 9, fol. 11 0a, August 3 1 , 1661 ; Yasef son
of Yako: IŞS 9, fol. 1 74a, October 30, 1661 ; İshak son of Avraham: IŞS 9, fol. 1 94b,
October 26, 1661.
41. Gökyay, Evliya Çelebi Seyahatnâmesi, 1 76.- Heyd, “The Jewish Communities,” 3 1 0– 1 4.
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