A 16th Century Look at the Slave Labor of Christians in the Ottoman Empire

An image of Christians’ slave labor in the Ottoman Empire, presented in the 16th century translation
of the Latin turcica entitled Rozmowa z Turczynem o wierze krześcijańskiej… (The dispute with a Turk over
the Christian faith…) by Bartłomiej Georgiewicz is probably the first in the Old Polish literature extensive
description of the Turkish captivity aspect. This article analyzes Georgiewicz’s description and emphasizes
its realism. It is also an attempt to defend the author against the accusation of stereotyping, raised against
his writing in some contemporary Polish studies.