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Nicknames and Sobriquets in Ottoman Vernacular Expression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2015

Güçlü Tülüveli
Güçlü Tülüveli*
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Middle East Technical University, Department of History, Social Sciences Building, Room #Z48, 06531, Ankara-Turkey, guclut@metu.edu.tr.
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Abstract

Nicknaming is a social practice that presents an area for comparative historical research. From a communal perspective, nicknames can be evaluated as markers of status in social hierarchy. On a personal level, they play a crucial role in defining personal identities. This article evaluates some examples from Ottoman archival documents from these perspectives. It focuses not only on the impact of dynamic elements on local community, as in cases of migration and conversion, but also on the question of how social prestige in a local setting could be perceived through the prism of nicknames.

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OttomanEarly ModernSocial HistoryTrabzonNickname

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New Perspectives on Turkey , Volume 44 , Spring 2011 , pp. 161 - 180
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Copyright © New Perspectives on Turkey 2011

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