Sublime Porte (Noun)
Meaning
The Ottoman court in Constantinople.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- The foreign minister had a tense meeting with the Sultan's advisors at the Sublime Porte.
- Throughout its history, the Sublime Porte played a crucial role in Ottoman foreign policy and diplomacy.
- European diplomats would often present themselves to the Sublime Porte to plead their monarch's cases to the Ottoman Emperor.
- News from the provinces flowed through a vast network of bureaucrats into the halls of the Sublime Porte.
- Any crisis would precipitate urgent councils within the chambers of the Sublime Porte.