Özet:

Istanbul, the capital of the Ottoman State, which became one of the most important states of the world shortly after its establishment, hosted many foreigners, especially embassy officials, in the 16th and 17th centuries. These names made various observations about the Ottoman Empire and Istanbul. These foreigners had written about the daily life of the Ottomans, sometimes exaggerating, sometimes in a funny way, and sometimes biasedly and incorrectly. In any case, despite all the negativities, the observations and recounts of these people were of the kind that could be considered important. In this study, the cleaning culture of the Turks who resided in the capital city of Istanbul from the perspective of foreigners in the 16th and 17th centuries is evaluated. In this context, both men and women's understanding of cleanliness, skin and body care, and routines they have performed to look beautiful are discussed. In addition, as far as the information allows, the similarities and differences between foreigners and Turks in terms of cleaning and body care will be explained. Thus, the narratives of different names who observe the Ottoman world from the outside, on cleaning and care will be evaluated comparatively. The research focuses on the cleaning and body care culture of the Turks from the perspective of foreigners.

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