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Mustafa

(Encyclopedia) Mustafa or Kara MustafaKara Mustafakäräˈ [key]Kara Mustafa m&oobreve;stäfäˈ [key] [Turk. kara=black], d. 1683, Turkish grand vizier (chief executive officer) under Sultan Muhammad…

Turkey Department of State Background

U.S. Department of State Background Note Turkey Index: People History Government and Political Conditions Economy Foreign Relations U.S.-Turkey Relations PEOPLEModern Turkey encompasses…

Mustafa II

(Encyclopedia) Mustafa II, 1664–1703, Ottoman sultan (1695–1703), nephew and successor of Ahmed II. The grand vizier (chief executive officer) of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey), Husayn Köprülü,…

Mustapha

(Encyclopedia) Mustapha. For persons thus named, use Mustafa.

Selim III

(Encyclopedia) Selim III, 1761–1808, Ottoman sultan (1789–1807), nephew and successor of Abd al-Hamid I to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). He suffered severe defeats in the second of the…

Kadhimi, Mustafa al-

(Encyclopedia) Kadhimi, Mustafa al-, 1967–, Iraqi journalist, human-rights activist, government official, and political leader, b. as Mustafa Abdul-Latif Mishatat. A Shia Muslim, he opposed President…

Ahmed II

(Encyclopedia) Ahmed II, 1642–95, Ottoman sultan (1691–95), brother and successor of Sulayman II to the throne of the Ottoman Empire (Turkey). Soon after his reign began, the Turkish defeat at…

Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf von

(Encyclopedia) Starhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf vonStarhemberg, Ernst Rüdiger, Graf vonĕrnst rüˈdĭgər gräf fən shtäˈrəmbĕrkˌ [key], 1638–1701, Austrian field marshal. He served against the Ottomans…

Köprülü

(Encyclopedia) KöprülüKöprülüköprülüˈ [key], family of humble Albanian origin, several members of which served as grand vizier (chief executive officer) in the Ottoman Empire. The name is also…