Ambassadors are indispensable elements of interstate relations and the activities of embassies haven’t lost their importance for centuries. The success of the embassy mission is directly proportional to the good planning done before this mission. For this reason, the logistics phase of the embassy service must be planned very carefully. In this context, the Ottoman ambassadors made very detailed preparations before they started their duties and the materials they would need during the exercise of their duties was provided by the state. These materials were provided to the ambassadors under the condition that they were taken back at the end of the mission. The supplies for the embassy of Vizier Mustafa Pasha, who was sent as ambassador to Iran on H. 1149 / AD. 1736, were also obtained from the Treasury in this way. The materials given to the ambassador were determined very meticulously and preparations were made accordingly. These were the materials that the embassy committee would need both during the journey and at the destination. The materials given to the ambassador, as in similar practices, were given in consignment and to be taken back at the end of the mission. The supplies for the embassy of Mustafa Pasha show that the embassy services require a very extensive preparation phase. The diversity of the materials given to the Ottoman ambassador show that even the finest detail is very important for achieving the purpose of the embassy services which take months to complete. It is also possible to obtain informations about the face of the embassy mission outside the field of diplomacy.
Ottoman State, Ambassador, Embassy, Material.
| Author : | Mustafa CAN |
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| Number of pages: | 767-784 |
| DOI: | http://dx.doi.org/10.29228/TurkishStudies.39270 |
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