Sultan III.Selim period traditional Turkishornaments effect of European fashion and art

Turquerie, which started in the 15th century in Europe and lived its most brilliant period in the 18th century, was effective from music to literature and from the performing arts to the fashion of the period. art works and items are named as Turquerie. The Ottoman Empire, which created a horror in the 15th century, was seen as a major danger in Europe when it conquered Istanbul. Western States described the Ottomans as a fear factor and at the same time admired the empire they feared. This admiration of the Europeans fueled the desire to recognize the East and laid the foundations of Turquerie in terms of socio-cultural and artistic aspects. In this study, the most brilliant period of the Turquerie phenomenon, especially the Ottoman sultan III.Selim has been examined. In the third part of the study, the political, military and economic reforms made by taking the example of Europe as a result of the Westernization process of the Ottoman Empire as well as the process of Eastern influence in the West, where the Turkish image in Europe has begun to be recognized, has been examined. In the fourth part of the study, it is mentioned that III.Selim, which talked about the reforms in the XVIII. also, it was examined how the permanent embassies established by III.Selim portray Turquerie fashion. In the last part of the study, Europe's fascination with the Ottomans caused the fear to be replaced by admiration factors of the emergence of Tuequerie in Europe in the historical perspective and the flow of this movement from the interior to the performing arts, from literature to fashion in Europe have been examined in the result. Turqueri fashion is not known enough in our country despite the fact that it shows its effects nowadays and it is one of the cornerstones of today's fashion. The aim of the thesis study, which is supported by written and visual sources, is that Turquerie fashion, which is one of the cornerstones of the inspiration of textiles and fashion industry in Europe in the past, in the fine arts and especially in the fashion of clothing, is still effective today as the fashion of Orientalism. it is hoped that the study will shed light on new researchers in order to emphasize, introduce and sustain our own culture to the new generation.