Mozart's Turkish Side The 18th century was a period of unprecedented contact between Europeans and subjects of the Ottoman Empire, a situation that spilled over into all areas of society. "Turkish" customs and art became the popular rage in Vienna, as the fear of actual Ottoman a superior opera, with his creation of Die Enfuhrung aus dem Serail conquest abated. Mozart sought to tap into this current, and produce (The Abduction from the Seraglio). The work presents an interesting window into the Turkomania that existed at the time. Mozart incorporates Turkish music into the opera, and he also includes many of the prevailing stereotypes about Turks and all Moslems. While s