The Turkish Embassy Letters

Letters by Mikes

Kelemen Mikes (1690–1761) was a Hungarian essayist, noted for his rebellious activities against the Habsburg monarchy.[5] Although backed by Ottoman Empire, Hungarian rebels were defeated and Mikes had to choose a life in exile. After 1715, Mikes spent the rest of his life in Tekirdağ, a city near to Constantinople. His work is known as Letters from Turkey.


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