Daily life and family in an Ottoman urban context: Historiographical stakes and new research perspectives

► Elaborating on the heritage of Braudelian and Lefebvrian studies in the field of the history of everyday life. ► We illustrate how Ottoman studies have long been a field of experimentation of methods and theories elaborated in other cultural contexts. ► And we argue that the present trend in Ottoman studies is an attempt instead to discuss the very meaning of such theories.