![]() On that Saturday, the Ottoman judge, his scribe, and the court witnesses had assembled to hear the suit lodged by Ali bin Yusuf of Jerba against a Venetian merchant named Nicolo, who had come to the Ottoman capital to trade. The court of Galata, convened in the home of its judge ( kadi), was open to all of these, whether Ottoman subject or foreigner, free or enslaved, Muslim or non-Muslim, permanent resident or brief sojourner. It played host to seamen and merchants hailing from England to India and to the European ambassadors to the Sublime Porte. Housing extensive port facilities, warehouses, and associated industry, as well as the Ottoman Imperial Arsenal, it was home to a diverse population of Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Situated across the Golden Horn from Istanbul proper, Galata was the maritime nerve center of the Ottoman Empire. ![]() ![]() On September 13, 1614, a group of men gathered in the Ottoman court of the seaside district of Galata.
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