Abstract

This article analyses an interview given by Princess Nazlı Fazıl (1856–1913) on 3 June 1899 to the British journal The Gentlewoman . Examining this rare instance of the representation of an elite Ottoman woman in the British media, this article demonstrates how Princess Nazlı used the foreign press to advance her own interests both abroad and at home. To her elite British readership, she presented herself as an ardent Anglophile and supporter of colonial interests in Egypt. To her Ottoman readership, in particular the Ottoman Sultan Abdülhamid II with whom Princess Nazlı maintained a strained but dependent relationship, she flaunted these powerful connections to assure herself protection from Ottoman authorities. This case study contributes to the reconsideration of how elite Ottoman women operated within the political sphere, using the press to manage their social image within and beyond Ottoman society to advance their own political agendas.

摘要

本文分析了 Nazlı Fazıl 公主（1856-1913 年）于 1899 年 6 月 3 日接受英国杂志《绅士》的采访。本文探讨了英国媒体中奥斯曼帝国女性精英形象的罕见实例，展示了纳兹利公主如何利用外国媒体在国内外推进自己的利益。对于她的英国精英读者群来说，她将自己描绘成一个热心的亲英派和埃及殖民利益的支持者。对于她的奥斯曼读者，特别是奥斯曼苏丹阿卜杜勒哈米德二世，纳兹利公主与她保持着紧张但依赖的关系，她炫耀这些强大的关系，以确保自己免受奥斯曼当局的保护。本案例研究有助于重新思考奥斯曼帝国女性精英如何在政治领域运作，