POLISH CENTERS FOR TURKISH STUDIES
POLISH CENTERS FOR TURKISH STUDIES

Summary/Abstract: Poland has had always a great interest in the Near East and especially in Ottoman Turkey, because for her political, diplomatic, commercial and cultural relations dating back to 14-th century. The knowledge of the Turkish language has been for centries exercised mainly in diplomatic and commercial relations, although some attempts were made to enlarge the knowledge of the history, political and religious institutions, of the customs and manners of the Turks. At the end of the 18-th century a Polish School for dragomans was even opened in Istanbul, but it was soon closed.

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