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Bertrand Bareilles
1859–1933
A French writer and observer of the late Ottoman world, he is best known for books on Turkish history, politics, and Franco-Ottoman encounters. His works reflect a close interest in Istanbul and the shifting politics of the early 20th century.
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About the author
Born in 1859 and died in 1933, Bertrand Bareilles was a French author whose published works focused largely on the Ottoman Empire, Turkey, and relations between the Ottoman world and Europe.
Library and bibliographic records connect him with books including Les Turcs, ce que fut leur empire: leurs comédies politiques, Le rapport secret sur le Congrès de Berlin, Constantinople; ses cités franques et levantines, and Un Turc à Paris, 1806-1811. Together, these titles suggest a writer deeply interested in diplomacy, imperial politics, and everyday life in and around Constantinople.
A scholarly article on French in late Ottoman Turkey also describes him as a well-known French-language professor in Istanbul high society during the reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II. That background helps explain the firsthand familiarity with Ottoman society that gives his writing its distinctive perspective.