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Rarely have women in history played a more deliciously mysterious role than that of the 600 years of the Ottoman Empire, when what is modern-day Turkey and lands from the Balkans to Syria sat at the center of a great Empire. These were the days of the harem, when women – and girls as young as seven years old – were held in a secret world where they could be governed, educated, and primarily enjoyed by the sultan and his court.
Date: September 3, 2023
