Mehmed Esad Saffet Pasa
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Mehmed Esad Saffet Paşa Ottoman Grand Vizier, in Turkish
Sadr-ı Azam (Sadrazam) or Serdar-ı Ekrem (in Ottoman Turkish
: صدر اعظم or وزیر اعظم)
He was borne in Sürmene
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He was a Grand Vizier
of the Ottoman Empire
. He was the greatest minister of the Sultan
, with absolute power of attorney
and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself. He held the imperial seal and could convene all other viziers to attend to affairs of the state; His offices were located at the Sublime Porte. He has also been termed sadr-ı âlî ('high vizier'), vekil-i mutlak ('absolute attorney'), sâhib-i devlet ('holder of the state'),serdar-ı ekrem , serdar-ı azam and zât-ı âsafî ('vizieral person'). At his time the grand viziers came to assume a role more like that of the prime minister
s of contemporary Western monarchies.
era. Saffet Pasha represented the Ottoman Government at the 1876 Constantinople Conference
.
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
Sadr-ı Azam (Sadrazam) or Serdar-ı Ekrem (in Ottoman Turkish
Ottoman Turkish language
The Ottoman Turkish language or Ottoman language is the variety of the Turkish language that was used for administrative and literary purposes in the Ottoman Empire. It borrows extensively from Arabic and Persian, and was written in a variant of the Perso-Arabic script...
: صدر اعظم or وزیر اعظم)
He was borne in Sürmene
Sürmene
Sürmene is a town and a district of Trabzon Province in the Black Sea region of Turkey. In ancient times it was also known as Hyssus or Hyssos and Issiporto. The mayor is Fikri Usta ....
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He was a Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier
Grand Vizier, in Turkish Vezir-i Azam or Sadr-ı Azam , deriving from the Arabic word vizier , was the greatest minister of the Sultan, with absolute power of attorney and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself...
of the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
. He was the greatest minister of the Sultan
Sultan
Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...
, with absolute power of attorney
Power of attorney
A power of attorney or letter of attorney is a written authorization to represent or act on another's behalf in private affairs, business, or some other legal matter...
and, in principle, dismissable only by the Sultan himself. He held the imperial seal and could convene all other viziers to attend to affairs of the state; His offices were located at the Sublime Porte. He has also been termed sadr-ı âlî ('high vizier'), vekil-i mutlak ('absolute attorney'), sâhib-i devlet ('holder of the state'),serdar-ı ekrem , serdar-ı azam and zât-ı âsafî ('vizieral person'). At his time the grand viziers came to assume a role more like that of the prime minister
Prime minister
A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...
s of contemporary Western monarchies.
Tanzimat and Saffet Pasha
He was a reformer of education of the Ottoman Empire in TanzimatTanzimat
The Tanzimât , meaning reorganization of the Ottoman Empire, was a period of reformation that began in 1839 and ended with the First Constitutional Era in 1876. The Tanzimât reform era was characterized by various attempts to modernize the Ottoman Empire, to secure its territorial integrity against...
era. Saffet Pasha represented the Ottoman Government at the 1876 Constantinople Conference
Constantinople Conference
The 1876–1877 Constantinople Conference of the Great Powers was held in Constantinople from 23 December 1876 until 20 January 1877...
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