The selamlik is the portion of a Turkish

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 palace

Palace

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 or house reserved for men; as contrasted with the seraglio

Seraglio

A seraglio or serail is the sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in a Turkish household. The word comes from an Italian variant of Turkish saray, from Persian sarai , meaning palace, or the enclosed courts for the wives and concubines of the harem of a house or palace...

, which is reserved for women and forbidden to men.

See also

• Oda (harem)
• Odalisque
  Odalisque
  An odalisque was a female slave in an Ottoman seraglio. She was an assistant or apprentice to the concubines and wives, and she might rise in status to become one of them...
  
  

Selamlik is also a portion of the household reserved for the guests (from the root word Selam (greeting). Similar to Andronitis (Courtyard of Men), whereby in Ancient Greece, guests would be welcomed by the males of the household. Harem is the portion for the family.

Sources and references

• Dictionary.com - Selamlik entry