Douglas Scott BrookesDouglas Scott Brookes teaches Ottoman Turkish language in the Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures Department at the University of California, Berkeley. He has also taught courses at Berkeley in Ottoman history and culture. His research interests inlude the culture of the Ottoman Imperial Family in general and the harem system in particular. He has led numerous educational tours through Turkey, including for the Berkeley Alumni Association. He is the author of On the Sultan’s Service (Indiana University, 2019), Harem Ghosts (Markus Wiener, 2016), The Concubine, the Princess, and the Teacher (University of Texas, 2008), and The Ottoman Gentleman of the Sixteenth Century (Harvard NELC, 2003). Read More Read Less