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Ahmed Vefik | |
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| Prime Minister of the Ottoman Empire | |
| In office 4 February 1878 – 18 April 1878 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Hamdi Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Sadık Pasha |
| In office 1 December 1882 – 3 December 1882 | |
| Monarch | Abdul Hamid II |
| Preceded by | Mehmed Sadık Pasha |
| Succeeded by | Mehmed Said Pasha |
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| Born | 3 July 1823 |
| Died | 2 April 1891(1891-04-02) (aged 67) Constantinople, Ottoman Empire |
| Nationality | Ottoman |
Ahmed Vefik Pasha (Ottoman Turkish:احمد وفیق پاشا) (3 July 1823 – 2 April 1891) was an Ottoman statesman, diplomat, scholar, playwright, and translator during theTanzimat andFirst Constitutional Era periods.[1] He was commissioned with top-rank governmental duties, including presiding over the firstOttoman Parliament in 1877.[1] He also served asPrime Minister for two brief periods. He also established the first Ottoman theatre[1] and initiated the first Western style theatre plays inBursa and translatedMolière's major works. His portrait was depicted on the Turkish postcard stamp dated 1966.[2]
Ahmed Vefik Pasha was born ofGreek extraction,[3][4][5][6][7][8][9] his ancestors having previously converted toIslam, like many otherGreek Muslims particularly fromCrete (Cretan Turks) andSouthern Macedonia in what is now northwestern Republic of Greece (seeVallahades).[3] He started his education in 1831 inConstantinople and later went toParis with his family, where he graduated fromSaint Louis College.
In 1844 Ahmed Vefik was appointed to review claims of special exemptions from thejizya tax. Under some agreements, European officials had started to extend their extraterritorial privileges to "proteges" - Ottoman Christians of Maltese and Ionian origins. Concerned with the massive revenue loss from unpaidjizya taxes inİzmir Province, where around two thirds of the tax had become uncollectable, Ahmed Vefik was chosen to assess over 1,500 claims of British protection.[10]
Ahmed Vefik was twice made the Minister of Education of the Ottoman Empire. Though he was twice appointedHead of Government, he was appointed with the title "Prime Minister" instead of "Grand Vizier".[11] He built a theatre in Bursa when he was made the governor of the city. In 1860, he became the Ottoman ambassador toFrance. He wrote the first Turkish dictionary and is considered to be among the firstPan-Turkists.
Ahmed Vefik Paşa Ottoman statesman and scholar born July 6, 1823, Constantinople [now Istanbul] died April 2, 1891, Constantinople. Ottoman statesman and scholar
Ahmed Vefik Pasa (1823-91), the grandson of a Greek convert to Islam and the holder of several of the highest positions, was one of those interested in Ottoman studies.
The statesman whom the Turks like best is Achmet Vefyk Effendi. Although a Greek by descent, he is a more orthodox Moslem than Fuad or Aali, and is the head of the reforming party, whose object is to bring about reform for the purpose of re-establishing the Turkish empire on the basis on which it stood in its palmy day, rather than adopt European customs.
Ahmed Vefik Pasha was the grandson of a Greek convert to Islam.
Fuad Pasha — unlike Ahmed Vefyk, who had Greek blood in his veins — was a pure Turk by descent.
Ahmad Vefik Pasha (grandson of a Greek convert) published influential works : Les Tuns Anciens et Modernes (1169) and Lahja-i-Osmani, respectively
In 1876 Ahmed Vefik Pasha, the grandson of a Greek convert to Islam, and a keen student of Turkish customs, published the first Turkish-Ottoman dictionary
Ahmad Vefik Pasha) (grandson of a Greek convert) published influential works : Les Turcs Anciens et Modernes ( 1 1 69) and Lahja-i-Osmani, respectively
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| Preceded by | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 4 February 1878 – 18 April 1878 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire 1 December 1882 – 3 December 1882 | Succeeded by |
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