Based mainly on original French archival sources, this paper discusses the conduct and extent of French military and civil activities in Ottoman Istanbul during the Crimean War. Using both qualitative and quantitative indicators, the paper shows how the necessities generated by the war, promoted an unprecedented growth in the French military and civil presence in Istanbul. Through this approach, the paper explains to what degree the war created new market opportunities for various French products and services, a favourable environment for the establishment of French hospitals, and also occasions for cultural encounters between the French and the Ottomans in Istanbul.

本文主要基于原始的法国档案资料，讨论了克里米亚战争期间法国在奥斯曼伊斯坦布尔的军事和民事活动的行为和范围。本文使用定性和定量指标，展示了战争产生的必需品如何促进了法国在伊斯坦布尔的军事和民事存在的空前增长。通过这种方法，本文解释了战争在多大程度上为法国的各种产品和服务创造了新的市场机会，为法国医院的建立创造了有利的环境，也为法国人和奥斯曼人在伊斯坦布尔的文化交流创造了机会。