“…68 A reverse trend may be observed in the phenomenon of Turquerie, the pan-European interest in and emulation of Ottoman culture between 1650 and 1750 (Bevilacqua and Pfeifer,75). Luxurious furniture for leisure, informal and liberating but luxurious dress closely associated with Ottoman attire, and "oriental" decorative elements were manifestations of highly complex, mutual cultural exchanges between Europe and the Ottoman Empire (Bevilacqua and Pfeifer,(93)(94)(95)(96)(97)(98)(99)(100)(101)(102)(103)(104) a cultivated background and a privileged existence. Although there are various representations of and references to this instrument in accounts by western travellers, it is difficult to say to what extent such accounts have been influenced by the orientalist clichés that existed to satisfy the demands of the intended clientèle.71 Since no surviving instruments from that period have been identified, the best approximation to the tambouras under discussion would be the one owned and used during a later period by the Greek revolutionary fighter Yannis Makriyannis (1797-1864).…”