The Ottoman Empire's 1720 Tulip Age: Ahmed III and the Paris Embassy

When the Ottoman Empire sent its first permanent ambassador to Paris in 1720, the cultural exchange that followed reshaped Ottoman high society. This episode follows Yirmisekiz Mehmed Çelebi's embassy to the court of Louis XV, the architectural and artistic innovations he brought back, and the so-called Tulip Age under Sultan Ahmed III. We explore how French rococo influenced Ottoman decorative arts, the rise of the first Ottoman printing press by İbrahim Müteferrika, and the social tensions this European fascination created among the Janissaries and religious establishment. The conversation also touches on the Çırağan festivities, the translation of Western scientific texts, and how this brief period of openness ended with the Patrona Halil revolt of 1730. A story of curiosity, pleasure, and the limits of cultural change. #OttomanEmpire #TulipAge #AhmedIII #YirmisekizMehmedÇelebi #ParisEmbassy #İbrahimMüteferrika #PrintingPress #LaleDevri #PatronaHalil #TopkapıPalace #Rococo #CulturalExchange #1720s #Janissary #OttomanHistory #FexingoHistory #18thCentury #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo