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Princess Nazli:The Patron of Arts and Artistsby Prof. Dr. Suleyman KIZILTOPRAKThe family which belongs to the heritage of Mehmet Ali Pasha of Kavala and which is recalled as Egyptians in the history isa family which influenced the Ottoman quite a lot in political, societal and cultural terms, especially during the last periodof the Ottoman Empire. This influence was not limited to the male members of the family only. The female family memberssuch as Amine Hanim, also called the Mother Pasha, and Zeynep Kamil played leading roles as well. One of these womenwas also Princess Nazli, who lead a quite influencial life between Istanbul, Cairo and Paris, and who was married to PainterHalil Serif Pasha. Due to her intellectual capacity and her affluent financial situation, her villa in Cairo, which was also knownas “Villa Henry”, was very frequently visited by embassadors and politicians as well as by artists, poets and musicians.Figures who belong to the family of Mehmet Ali Pashaof Kavala, and who had important influences not onlyin the Ottoman history, but also Egypt, took part in thestage of history as of the 19th century. Just like the oneswho governed Egypt as governors and khidives such asIbrahim Pasha, I. Abbas H. Pasha, Said Pasha, Ismail Pasha,Mehmed Tevfik Pasha ve II. Abbas Hilmi Pasha, therewere also women who were prominent in the family.After the London Convention in 1841, the Kavalali familybegan to get in good terms with the Ottoman Empire.This was the case in the official history as well. The documentsbegan to contain the expressions of fidelity instead of the expressions of betrayal. In 1841, Mehmet AliPasha made a historical visit to Istanbul, and stated herobedience to Abdulmecit, the Sultan of that period. Especiallyafter this visit, the prominent members of the KavalaliFamily who lived in Cairo began to regularly spendtheir summer in Istanbul. Those who came from Egyptattracted the most attention among those who first carriedthe Westerner life style to Istanbul, which was alsocriticized by Ahmet Cevdet Pasha. It is possible to see theinfluences of the Egyptians, namely the Kavalali Family, inthe life of Istanbul after the reforms. Clothing of womenin the European style, the European table manners, andTurkish Classical Music choruses which cheered up theBosphorus nights influenced the socio cultural life of Istanbulthrough the egyptians. The family who pioneeredin building beautiful structures such as the Khidive Pavilion,the Beykoz Pavilion, the Egyptian Apartment Building,the Horsed Mansion and the Sait Halim Pasha Watersideresidence, also had cheritable premises such asthe Zeynep Kamil Hospital. Cultural and artistic gather-148