Here is my source about the Eunuchs at the Ottoman Palace at the section called Harem...

This is the long part, I have take/wrapped up the Eunuchs related part at the Harem

http://www.allaboutturkey.com/harem.htm

But i dont know where the writer had the real sources from too bad the citations are ...

Hello Hakan,

Thank you for your information on eunuchs during the Ottoman Empire. I know that there have been some books written on the subject – I have held them in my hands in the UC Berkeley Library, wishing I could read Turkish. What you have written is greatly appreciated.



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This is a good little article. I'm curious if any native Turkish natural born-eunuchs ever served for the sultans. Being that born-eunuchs have such tiny testicles (if any) then would they have to had to undergo further genital nullification as with the others or would they just be left as is? And ...

Thanks for the history, unfortunately, the specific details and the personal accounts of these men who were castrated seems to have been lost forever. Can you imagine the horror that must have filled their souls when they faced castration? Can you imagine the pain they suffered since they had ...

Has anyone heard about Bulent Ersoy?

I just wanted to share this info with the community here... He (now she) is one of the first publicly known transgender singer in Turkey and she is regarged as "Diva" the italian term as the best female singer of the classical Turkish music...

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well thank you very much in advance

Just turned 37 today ) I just hope health for another 37 years if I will have )

Best wishes from Istanbul to USA-CA-LA

Yeap, we had one of the coldest winters here in Istanbul, 4 days of really heavy snow fall just lead to a snow holiday...the degrees fell to minus 10 degrees celcius and the city of 12 mio really pissed off...

Weekend was nice and increadibly lukewarm but a new wave is expected by middle of the ...

You really can not imagine how supportive to hear from fellow Americans from thousand miles away asking about me and the country, I really can not put this down into words...

thank you ALL so much..

Greetings from Istanbul

Hi All,

yes yes I am here but I dont use my previous name. I am here as a new user

Firstly, thank you so much for all your kind considerations, I really got sentimental...

A quake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit one the rural parts of one of our eastern city called Van. Because especially the ...

Hi All,

yes yes I am here but I dont use my previous name. I am here as a new user

Firstly, thank you so much for all your kind considerations, I really got sentimental...

A quake with a magnitude of 7.2 hit one the rural parts of one of our eastern city called Van. Because especially the ...