pleasing her. And yet these people were never as free as German-born servants were. We can only partially reconstruct what life might have been like for the “booty turks”: They are characterized by their experiences [...] population, this must have been even more difficult for the “booty turks” deported from the Ottoman Empire. Even today, social advancement is still more difficult for people with a migrant background, but the social [...] been a part of our society for several hundred years, have had to adapt, survive and have supported and enriched our country. We have Sophia Charlotta‘s portrait to thank for the fact that these reflections