This book provides a general understanding of Ottoman diplomacy in relation to the modern international system and includes chapters explaining the formulation and conduct of Ottoman foreign policy and analysis of diplomatic mechanisms in the Ottoman Empire. In contrast to the conventional view, the Ottoman attitude toward diplomacy is described as positive and favourable. It is shown that the Ottoman Empire was diplomatically integrated into Europe, though it had its own characteristics different from European diplomacy. The conduct of Ottoman diplomacy in its ad hoc and permanent periods are analyzed and two striking case studies from the late fifteenth and late seventeenth centuries are included to show Ottoman engagement with Renaissance diplomacy and its performance at Karlowitz despite the military defeats that preceded the negotiations. The institution of dragomans was treated within the context of British embassy in Istanbul. The book concludes with a review of the primary sources for the study of Ottoman diplomacy.

Preface
Notes on the Contributors
Introduction; A.N.Yurdusev
The Ottoman Attitude Toward Diplomacy; A.N.Yurdusev
Early Ottoman Diplomacy: Ad Hoc Period; B.Ari
A Case Study in Renaissance Diplomacy:The Agreement Between Innocent VIII and Bayezid II on Djem Sultan; H.Inalcik
Ottoman Diplomacy at Karlowitz; R.A.Abou-El-Haj
Diplomatic Integration with Europe before Selim III; G.R.Berridge
The Adoption and Use of Permanent Diplomacy; Ö.Kürkçüoglu
Dragomans and Oriental Secretaries in the British Embassy in Istanbul; G.R.Berridge
Studying Ottoman Diplomacy: A Review of the Sources; E.Yurdusev
Index

A. NURI YURDUSEV was educated in Turkey and in England. Presently he is Associate Professor of International Relations at Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. He has held visiting appointments at the University of Leicester and St Antony's College, Oxford. He is the author of International Relations and the Philosophy of History, also published by Palgrave Macmillan.