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The Ottoman Empire's First Printing Press: A 400-Year Delay
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Episode The Ottoman Empire's First Printing Press: A 400-Year Delay
In this episode of The Ottoman Empire: How It Ruled Three Continents for 600 Years, Lucas and Luna explore the curious gap between the invention of movable type and its arrival in Ottoman lands. Why did the first printing press appear in Istanbul only in 1727, nearly three centuries after Gutenberg? Lucas traces the opposition from the guild of scribes, the anxieties of the ulema, and the cautious embrace of a Hungarian convert named Ibrahim Muteferrika. They discuss the role of the sultan's approval, the first printed books, and how the empire's relationship with the printed word shaped learning, censorship, and communication for centuries. Along the way, they touch on the broader themes of tradition, innovation, and the slow pace of change in a vast and diverse empire.
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