The Selamlik, Selamluk or Sélamlique (, {{langx, tr, Selamlık) was the portion of an
Ottoman palace
A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...
or house reserved for men. It was also the portion of the household where guests might be received and entertained, similar to the ''
andron'' or ''andronites'' (courtyard of men) in
ancient Greece
Ancient Greece () was a northeastern Mediterranean civilization, existing from the Greek Dark Ages of the 12th–9th centuries BC to the end of classical antiquity (), that comprised a loose collection of culturally and linguistically r ...
. This function gave the area its name from the root word ''selam'' "greeting"). By contrast, the
haremlik or women's quarters, similar to the ancient Greek
gynaeceum
In Ancient Greece, the ''gynaeceum'' (, ''gynaikeion'', from Ancient Greek , ''gynaikeia'': "part of the house reserved for the women"; literally "of or belonging to women, feminine") or the ''gynaeconitis'' (, ''gynaikōnitis'': "women's apartm ...
, were reserved only for the family.
See also
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Haremlik
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Odalisque
An odalisque (, ) was an enslaved chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio, particularly the court ladies in the household of the Ottoman sultan. In western European usage, the term came to mean the harem concubine, and refer ...
Sources and references
Dictionary.com - Selamlik entry
Culture of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman architecture
Men's quarters
Turkish words and phrases