Porte is French for `gate`; therefore, the terms High Porte and Sublime Porte are bilingual combinations of English High or Sublime and French Porte, equivalent to the Ottoman Turkish Bab-ı Ali (meaning High–or Supreme–Gate). ==Diplomacy== The particular term was used in the context of diplomacy by Western states, as their diplomats were re.....
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the government of the Ottoman Empire. The name is a French translation of Turkish Bâbâli (`High Gate,` or `Gate of the Eminent`). which was the ... [4 related articles]
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(or Porte) Ottoman Empire palace entrance that provided access to the chief minister, who represented the government and the sultan. Term came to mean the Ottoman government.
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