DIPLOMACY (DİPLOMASİ) - (İNGİLİZCE) Dersi Ottoman Diplomacy and Diplomatic Letters soru detayı:

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Who were the Dragomans?


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Dragomans were responsible for the translation of reports, documents and treaties in the Ottoman Empire especially in the classical age. They were integral parts of the Ottoman diplomacy from the beginning. Dragomans were selected among the people who knew foreign languages. After the Ottoman Empire had begun to modernize and professionalize its diplomacy, translators in the Translation Room and Ministry of Foreign Affairs replaced Dragomans.