Anna Grosser-Rilke’nin İstanbul’da Bir Hoş Sada – Avrupa Saraylarından Yıldız’a Adlı Seyahatnamesindeki Türk İmgesi
he Turkish Image in Anna Grosser-Rilke’s Travel BookA Pleasant Sada in Istanbul – From European Palaces to Yıldız
Yazar: Zengin, Erkan; Kahraman, Aybike
Dergi: Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur No. 48, 2022
Anahtar kelimeler: Anna   Grosser-Rilke,Seyahatname,İmge,Türk,Osmanlı   İmparatorluğu ; Anna Grosser-Rilke,Travelogue,Imagology,Turkish,Ottoman Empire.

19.  Yüzyılda  Osmanlı  İmparatorluğu  ile  Alman  İmparatorluğu  arasında  kurulan  yakın   ekonomik,   siyasi   ve   askeri   ilişkiler   iki   imparatorluk   arasında   ittifakın   oluşmasına  vesile  olmuştur.  Bununla  birlikte  bu  alanlarda  bağları  güçlendirmek  adına  göç  süreci  başlamıştır.  Daha  çok  askeri  alandaki  bu  göç  süreci,  Alman  İmparatorluğu’nun  Osmanlı  topraklarına  yerleşme  ve  orada  güçlenme  düşüncesi  temelinde   gerçekleşmiştir.   19.   yüzyılda   başlayan   göç   ve   Osmanlı   topraklarına   yerleşme  düşüncesi,  I.  Dünya  Savaşı’nın  yenilgisiyle  sona  ermiştir.  I.  Dünya  Savaşı  sonunda Osmanlı İmparatorluğu yıkılana kadar her alanda birlikte hareket ettikleri söylenebilir.  Bu  süreç  zarfında  iki  imparatorluk  arasındaki  ekonomik,  siyasi  ve  askeri  paylaşımın  yanı  sıra  iki  halk  arasındaki  etkileşim  de  yoğun  bir  biçimde  görülmektedir.  Özellikle  seyahatnamelerde  kaleme  alınan  bireysel  tecrübeler,  o  döneme  ışık  tutmaktadır.  Ağırlıklı  olarak  askeri  göç  olması  nedeniyle  o  döneme  ait  birçok  seyahatname,  erkekler  tarafından  kaleme  alınmıştır.  Bu  noktada  Anna  Grosser-Rilke,  dönemin  diğer  seyyahlarından  ayrışmaktadır.  Rilke,  hem  bir  kadın  olması  hem  de  askeri  kökenli  olmaması  nedeniyle  yazın  dünyasına  farklı  bir  bakış  açısı  sunmaktadır.  Eşinin  ölümünden  sonra  İstanbul’da  birlikte  kurmuş  oldukları  Agence  de  Constantinople  haber  ajansının  yönetimine  geçen  Grosser-Rilke,  Türk  halkını  birçok  yönüyle  yakından  tanıma  fırsatı  bulmuştur.  Bu  çalışmada  Grosser-Rilke’nin kaleme almış olduğu İstanbul’da Bir Hoş Sada – Avrupa Saraylarından Yıldız’aadlı  seyahatnamesindeki  Türk  imgesi  ortaya  çıkarmaya  çalışılacaktır.  Bu  sebeple  imgebilim  açısından  salt  oluşan  imgeyi  değil,  o  imgenin  birey  ve  o  bireyin  temsil  ettiği grup veya toplum arasındaki ilişkileri de ortaya çıkarmak amaçlanacaktır.

The   close   economic,   political   and   military   relations   established   between   the   Ottoman  and  the  German  Empire  in  the  19th  century  led  to  the  establishment  of  an alliance between both empires. In this process, especially from the military point of view, the German Empire was dominated by the idea of establishing itself in the Ottoman Empire, but came to an end as a strategy after the defeat of both allies in Anna Grosser-Rilke’nin İstanbul’da Bir Hoş Sada – Avrupa Saraylarından Yıldız’a Adlı Seyahatnamesindeki Türk İmgesi62Alman Dili ve Edebiyatı Dergisi - Studien zur deutschen Sprache und Literatur, 2022EXTENDED ABSTRACTThe close economic, political and military relations established between the Ottoman Empire  and  the  German  Empire  in  the  19th  century  led  to  the  formation  of  an  alliance  between  the  two  Empire.  In  this  period,  this  migration  process  took  place  intensively  in  the military field, with the idea of the German Empire settling in the Ottoman lands and getting  stronger  there.  During  this  process,  in  addition  to  the  economic,  political  and  military  sharing  between  the  two  empires,  the  interaction  between  the  two  peoples  is  also seen intensely. Especially the individual experiences written in the travel books shed light  on  the  reason  why  the  Germans  went  to  the  Ottoman  lands  and  the  life  in  that  period  in  many  aspects.  It  is  seen  that  many  travelogues  of  that  period  were  written  by  men,  mainly  due  to  military  immigration.  At  this  point,  Anna  Grosser-Rilke  differs  from  other travelers of the period. Rilke offers a different perspective to the literary world, both because she is a woman and because she is not of a military background. After the death of   her   husband,   Grosser-Rilke   took   over   the   management   of   the   ‘Agence   de   Constantinople’  news  agency,  which  they  founded  together  in  Istanbul,  and  had  the  opportunity to get to know the Turkish people closely in many aspects. The fact that the author  is  at  the  center  of  the  work  as  a  traveler  and  narrator  establishes  a  natural  bond  between  the  books.  This  bond  will  be  examined  in  terms  of  imagology.  The  concept  of  image, which comes from the Latin imago, is briefly defined as the imaginary or image of an  object  perceived  by  the  sense  organs,  reflected  in  the  consciousness.  As  it  can  be  understood from here, the image is formed depending on the relationship between the individual and the object. One of the cornerstones of this study is to reveal the mentality of the person who imagines these images: The image of the Other is produced always at least partly by the author’s subjective observation. It is not just an ‘other’ at stake, but also the reflection of the self and the society connected to the other. For this reason, in terms of  imagology,  it  is  aimed  to  reveal  not  only  the  formed  image,  but  also  the  relations  the First World War. In addition to the cooperation between the two empires during this whole historical process, we also see  the  interaction  between  the  two  people.  In  particular,  the  personal  experiences  written  down  in  several  travelogues  shed light on that period. Due to the predominantly military cooperation, many travelogues of that period are written by men.  At  this  point  Anna  Grosser-Rilke  diverges.  Her  writings  offer  a  different  perspective,  both  because  she  is  a  woman  and because she has no military background. After the death of her husband, Grosser-Rilke took over the management of the “Agence de Constantinople” news agency that they had established in Istanbul. Thus, she had the opportunity to get to know the Turkish people more closely. In this study, we will try to reveal the Turkish image in Grosser-Rilke’s travel book “A Pleasant Sada in Istanbul – From European Palaces to Yıldız.” In terms of imagology, it will be aimed to reveal not only the image formed, but also the relations between the individual and the group or society that that individual represents.