Hoge Porte

== Dutch == === Alternative forms === Hooge Porte (obsolete spelling) Porte (shortening) === Etymology === Ultimately a calque of Ottoman Turkish باب عالی (Babıali). Compare Swedish Höga porten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɦoː.ɣə pɔr.tə/ === Proper noun === Hoge Porte ? the Sublime Porte, pars pro toto for the Ottoman sultanic court, notably in Topkapi palace, hence for the imperial government, notably the vizierial divan and the entire empre ==== Synonyms ==== (pars pro toto) Istanboel n