Write on how the Ottoman’s interest in Western art and culture compares with what you learned regarding the West’s interest in Ottoman culture. 

Please watch the documentary of the past exhibition “The Prince’s Extraordinary World: Abdülmecid Efendi” (21 December 2021 – 28 August 2022, SSM) and watch and read the associated videos and papers below. Having completed this, write on how the Ottoman’s interest in Western art and culture compares with what you learned regarding the West’s interest in Ottoman culture.

Specific examples should be given of the works of art created by names such as Sultan Abdülaziz and Abdülmecid Efendi, influenced by the West, as well as the operas and paintings made by the West, with the concept of orientalism and influenced by the Ottoman Empire.

Also, the exhibition “The Prince’s Extraordinary World: Abdülmecid Efendi”, the video link of which is available below, should be mentioned in the article. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6Mr-Y3MMjg https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/turquerie-reception-orient-europe.

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