Wedding and death in Ottoman-Byzantine chronicles

In his thesis on "Wedding and Death in Ottoman-Byzantine Chronicles" XIV and XV. century Ottoman and Byzantine sources, the formation of wedding and posthumous burial customs among Byzantine and Ottoman dynasties was investigated. The underlying causes of the formation of these traditions have been addressed. The differences between the two Muslim and Christian societies have been emphasized as to how the weddings and death ceremonies, which are the most important sections of human life, have been tried to be attained. Ottoman and Byzantine weddings and death ceremonies were reached and evaluated. The significance of death and wedding in political and social life has been determined both from the main sources and from the copyright sources. XIV and XV. centuries have attempted to identify social, cultural and diplomatic relations with the Byzantine empire and with other dynasties and states as far as the Ottoman states themselves are concerned. The wedding situation has been examined through marriage and circumcision. Political and diplomatic relations have shown that the empires or dynasties have established kinship ties through weddings, which are the official wedding ceremony and the mark of marriage, to carry on their dominance and possessions and to gain land. Circumcision weddings, which are a religious ritual in the Ottoman state, have also been used as a means of politics and diplomacy. Those who will be invited to these circumcision weddings, the protocols and traditions of eating, drinking and giving during the circumcision weddings have been determined. In the Ottoman state and Byzantine empire, the death patterns and burial places as well as the marriages of the emperors and their families were examined. It was researched how the dying dynasties were killed, where they were buried, and how the funeral ceremonies took place. Through the weddings and death ceremonies of the dynasties, attempts were made to determine the customs of the wedding ceremony and the ceremony in the Byzantine empire and the Ottoman state. KeyWords: Byzantine, Ottoman, Wedding, Sunnah, Death, XIV. and XV. centuries.