Ways of Admission For Enderûn and Enderûn Organization

Abstract

A child who came to life in a village of Rumelia the first periods and of Anatolia in the following centuries, is selected with his physical characteristics and abilities, and enters the recruitment system. Within his system, he rises in proportion to his capability and obedience and comes to Topkapı Palace after preparatory palaces/schools. In Enderûn, besides the recruited ones, there are also connoisseurs, slaves who come as gifts, benefactors, people and apprentices. By being subjected to education and elections in Enderûn, after decades of education in Büyük Oda, Küçük Oda, Seferli Ward, Doğancı Ward, Kilerli Ward, and Treasury Ward, he is promoted to the Privy Chamber. In each of these wards within the Enderûn organization; how many people will be educated, under which rules will be promoted within the ward, which clothes they will be worn, and the services they provide besides the wards are also differ from each other. While the clothes of the aghas belonging to Büyük Oda and Küçük Oda are different from the other wards, they do not serve the sultan. In this study, by classifying the hierarchical structure in the wards, the titles, duties, clothes, gratuities, promotions, scientific studies of the officers in each class will be tried to be determined. Frequently encountered cases while studying the Enderûn organization, such as the difference between terms of “inexperience”, “ enthronement tip”, “feast tip” from ward to ward, will also be examined. The Privy Chamber which is the last step of education, with its limited quota, special rules, classification, extraordinary privileges of the aghas with the extraordinary relationships they established with the sultan, is the common dream of all aghas.