Imaret

Imaret, sometimes also known as a darüzziyafe,^[2] is one of a few names used to identify the public soup kitchens built throughout the Ottoman Empire from the 14th to the 19th centuries.^[3] These public kitchens were often part of a larger complex known as a külliye, which could include hospices, mosques, caravanserais and colleges. The imarets gave out food that was free of charge to specific types of people and unfortunate individuals.^[3] Imarets were not invented by the Ottomans but developed under them as highly structured groups of buildings.^[4]

^ Rüstem 2019, pp. 70–73.
^ Singer 2005, p. 481; Kuban 2010, pp. 681 and elsewhere.
^ ^a ^b Singer 2005, p. 481.
^ Singer 2005, p. 306.

[FOOTNOTERüstem201970–73-1] Rüstem 2019, pp. 70–73.

[FOOTNOTESinger2005481Kuban2010681_and_elsewhere-2] Singer 2005, p. 481; Kuban 2010, pp. 681 and elsewhere.

[FOOTNOTESinger2005481-3] Singer 2005, p. 481.

[FOOTNOTESinger2005306-4] Singer 2005, p. 306.

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