Bonbon
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Thanks Warren for this information. Ottoman Court protokol looks very complicated. I read somewher that the term "Padishad" comes from farsi language, and it is superior to the term of Sultan, its includes also the title of Chaliph, a kind of supreme combination of Political+religious power.
Bonbon what exact means the term of chalvet?? They do not translate it in the greek subtitles of the Syleyman serie. I understand that it means the night when the Sultan will have a woman in his bed, but do they fix this night according to some signs? Position of the moon, or order of the Religion? It is strange how the Court servants talk about : "It is chalvet tonight"
And I still do not understand how the Hasontabasis-Ibrahim, Man non castrated walks inside the Palace, and can meet Hatitze Sultan, and talk to her, without being covered.
Hi
First of al Caliph is a religious title and on 3 May 1934 this title is abrogated. Caliph was equivalent of Pope, but for Muslims of course and Ottoman dynasty held this title during 1934. At the present day there is no Caliph.
Chalvet (halvet in Turkish) literally means solitude but in that serie and of course in court it means Sultan will spend the night with a concubine. In other words he will spend the night alone with a woman. It is not arranged according to signs or lunar calender. It can be arranged according to Padishah's or head of Harem's wishes, in this case mother of the reigning sultan (Valide Sultan).
İbrahim has some privilages for being grand vizier but women in palace can talk to men (not all men of course men in court) without being covered because these women are Padishah's Harem and no men can do anything to these women. They can't dare it. Hatice is also living in Harem and she is the sister of Padishah. You will see Hürrem will talk to other men without covered too because she is in favour of Padishah. Women were not wearing hijab, it's not Ottoman culture, it's Arabic culture. Women were never so conservative in Ottoman Empire period. They just put a relatively conservative headscarf outside their homes.