Sixteenth-Century Turkish Titles and Bynames
Title or Byname
Meaning
Example
Baghdadi from Baghdad Baghdadi Mercan Beg provincial governor Çavus, Heyreddin Beg BostancI official gardener of the Sultan BostancI Yusuf bin Abdullah Çavus, sergeant, guard, officer Çavus, Heyreddin Beg
ilyas Çavus,Etci butcher Etci Mehmed HacI Hadji, pilgrim El-Haci KasIm
HacI Ali bin MustafaHatun Lady, Ms. (feminine) Emine Hatun bint Mehmed Hâkim ruler, judge, physician Hâkim Sinan Yahudi Halife Caliph Suleiman Halife Hoca teacher; hodja, Muslim teacher Hoca Mehmed Kara black; unlucky, gloomy Kara Mustafa Mevlana mawlana, teacher, religious teacher Mevlana Mustafa bin Yusuf Saatçi watchmaker; seller of watches Saatçi Yani bin Demurcu Yahudi Jewish, Jew Hâkim Sinan Yahudi
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