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Porte

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Porte

Ottoman Porte (also Sublime Porte, High Porte, or, in Ottoman Turkish, Bab-ı Ali) used to refer to the Divan (court) of the Ottoman Empire where government policies were established.

Terminology

The particular term was used in the context of diplomacy by the western states, as their diplomats were received at "porte" (meaning gate). During the constitution period (see Young Turk Revolution) the functions of the Divan were replaced by the imperial government, and "porte" came to refer to the Foreign Ministry. During this period Grand vizier came to refer to the position of a president and viziers became the Ottoman Senate.

The Sublime Porte was the name of the open court of the sultan, led by the Grand Vizier. It got its name from the gate to the headquarters of the Grand Vizier in Topkapı Palace in Istanbul, where the sultan held the greeting ceremony for foreign ambassadors. It was an ancient Oriental practice to make the gates of cities and kings' palaces places of assembly.

Later the name came to refer to the Foreign Ministry and in contemporary times the office of the governor ("Vali") of Istanbul Province. This name has also been interpreted as referring to the Empire's position as gateway between Europe and Asia.

The High Porte, in contrast, referred to the private court of the sultan. Porte is French for "gate"; therefore, the term "High Porte" is a bilingual combination of English "High" and French "Porte" that is equivalent to "Bab-ı Ali".

The Sublime Portal is also the name of a website for expats in Turkey. The website includes a discussion forum and also a wiki and can be found [http://www.sublimeportal.com here]


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  • Porte — Porte, n. [F. porte a gate, L. porta. See {Port} a gate.] The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire, officially called the {Sublime Porte}, from the gate (port) of the sultan s palace at which justice was administered. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Porte — noun The (Sublime или Ottoman) Porte hist. Блистательная (Высокая,Оттоманская) Порта (название султанской Турции) …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • porte — 1> ( сокр. от Sublime или Ottoman Porte) ист. Блистательная, Высокая, Оттоманская Порта (название султанской Турции) 2> турецкое правительство (до 1923 г.) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • Porte — (fr., spr. Pohrt), 1) Thor, Thür, Pforte; P. a jour (spr. Port a Schuhr), Gatterthüre; P, cochère (spr. P. Koschähr), Thorweg; P. d écluse (spr. P. d Eclühs), Schleußenthor; P. de secours[372] (spr. P. d S kuhr), Hülfsthor; P. feinte (spr. P.… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • PORTE — s. f. Ouverture faite pour entrer dans un lieu fermé, et pour en sortir. Petite porte. Grande porte. Porte carrée. Porte ronde. Porte bâtarde. Porte cochère. Porte charretière. Fausse porte. Porte de devant. Porte de derrière. Porte secrète.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • PORTE — n. f. Ouverture faite pour entrer dans un lieu fermé ou pour en sortir. Porte carrée, ronde, bâtarde, cochère, charretière. Porte de devant, de derrière. Porte secrète. Porte dérobée. Cette porte est trop basse. Le seuil d’une porte. La baie… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • porte — I f 1) дверь; дверца fausse porte глухая дверь; потайная дверь porte à deux battants, à deux vantaux двустворчатая дверь porte à jour, porte à claire voie решётчатая дверь porte à coulisse раздвижная дверь porte à ailettes дверь турникет porte de …   Большой французско-русский и русско-французский словарь

  • Porte — pɔ:t сущ.; ист. 1) Блистательная, Высокая, Оттоманская Порта (название султанской Турции) (тж. The Sublime Porte, The Ottoman Porte) 2) турецкое правительство (до 1923 г.) (сокр. от Sublime или Ottoman Porte) (историческое) Блистательная, Высокая …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • Porte — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Porte », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Porte est à la fois un nom commun et un nom… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Porte — Vorlage:Infobox Gemeinde in Italien/Wartung/Wappen fehlt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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