List of Ottoman titles and appellations - wikipedia List of Ottoman titles and appellations This is a list of titles and appellations used in the Ottoman Empire. In place of surnames, Muslims in the Empire carried titles such as `` Sultan '', `` Pasha '', `` Hoca '', `` Bey '', `` Hanım '', `` Efendi '', etc. These titles either defined their formal profession ( such as Pasha, Hoca, etc. ) or their informal status within the society ( such as Bey, Hanım, Efendi, etc. ). Later, family surnames were made mandatory in Turkey by the 1934 Surname Law. Contents 1 Usage by Ottoman royalty 1.1 Sovereign 1.2 Dynasty member 1.2. 1 Imperial prince 1.2. 2 Imperial princess 1.2. 3 Sons and daughters of sultana 1.3 Relative of dynasty member 1.3. 1 Imperial mother 1.3. 2 Imperial female consort 1.3. 3 Imperial male consort 2 During the time of Suleiman 3 Other princely, noble, aristocratic, and honorific titles 4 See also 5 Related 6 References 7 External links Usage by Ottoman royalty The sovereigns ' main titles were Khan, Sultan, and Padishah ; which were of Turkic, Arabic and Persian origin, respectively. His full style was the result of a long historical accumulation of titles expressing the empire 's rights and claims as successor to the various states it annexed or subdued. Beside these imperial titles, `` Caesar '' of Rome ( Kayser - i Rûm ) was among the important titles claimed by Sultan Mehmed II after the conquest of Constantinople. Title sultan ( سلطان ), originally meaning `` authority '' or `` dominion '', used in an ungendered manner to encompass the whole imperial family, men and women, reflected the Ottoman conception of sovereign power as a `` family prerogative ''. Male dynasty member carrying the title before their given name, with female member carrying it after. Nevertheless, when used to refer to female dynasty members and relatives, title sultan often translated to sultana in to outside Ottoman, possibly to distinguish them from the Ottoman ruler. Hazretleri is honorific Arabic title used to honour a person. The literal translation of Hadrah is `` Presence '' and often translated as `` Your Highness ''. Sovereign The sovereigns ' main titles were Khan, Sultan, and Padishah ; which were of Turkic, Arabic and Persian origin, respectively. His full style was the result of a long historical accumulation of titles expressing the empire 's rights and claims as successor to the various states it annexed or subdued. Beside these imperial titles, `` Caesar '' of Rome ( Kayser - i Rûm ) was among the important titles claimed by Sultan Mehmed II after the conquest of Constantinople. The emperors ' formal title consisted of Sultan together with Khan. This dual title symbolized the Ottomans ' dual legitimating heritage, Islamic and Central Asian. Formal titles and styles : Short : Sultan ( given name ) Han Hazretleri, with the style of hünkarım ( my sovereign, equivalent with `` Your Imperial Majesty '' ), padişah efendim ( my master emperor ), or sultanım ( my sultan ) The full style of the Ottoman sultan once the empire 's frontiers had stabilized became : `` Sultan ( given name ) Han, Sovereign of The Sublime House of Osman, Sultan es Selatin ( Sultan of Sultans ), Khakhan ( Khan of the Khans ), Commander of the faithful and Successor of the Prophet of the lord of the Universe, Custodian of the Holy Cities of Mecca, Medina and Kouds ( Jerusalem ), Kayser - i Rum ( Caesar of Rome ), Padishah of The Three Cities of Istanbul ( Constantinople ), Edirne ( Adrianople ) and Bursa, and of the Cities of Châm ( Damascus ) and Cairo ( Egypt ), of all Azerbaijan, of the Magreb, of Barkah, of Kairouan, of Alep, of the Arab and Persian Iraq, of Basra, of El Hasa strip, of Raqqa, of Mosul, of Parthia, of Diyâr - ı Bekr, of Cilicia, of the provinces of Erzurum, of Sivas, of Adana, of Karaman, of Van, of Barbaria, of Habech ( Abyssinia ), of Tunisia, of Tripoli, of Châm ( Syria ), of Cyprus, of Rhodes, of Crete, of the province of Morea ( Peloponnese ), of Bahr - i Sefid ( Mediterranean Sea ), of Bahr - i Siyah ( Black Sea ), of Anatolia, of Rumelia ( the European part of the Empire ), of Bagdad, of Kurdistan, of Greece, of Turkestan, of Tartary, of Circassia, of the two regions of Kabarda, of Gorjestan ( Georgia ), of the steppe of Kipchaks, of the whole country of the Tatars, of Kefa ( Feodosiya ) and of all the neighbouring regions, of Bosnia, of the City and Fort of Belgrade, of the province of Sirbistan ( Serbia ), with all the castles and cities, of all Arnaut, of all Eflak ( Wallachia ) and Bogdania ( Moldavia ), as well as all the dependencies and borders, and many others countries and cities. '' Dynasty member Imperial Prince Male descendants of a sovereign in the male line. Gentleman ( çelebi, چلبى ). Used before the reign of Mehmed II. Format style : `` ( given name ) Çelebi ''. Sultan Imperial Prince ( şehzade sultan ), or simply Imperial Prince ( şehzade, شاهزاده ). Format titles and styles : Short : `` Şehzade Sultan ( given name ) '', i.e. Sultan Imperial Prince ( given name ) or `` Şehzade ( given name ) '', i.e. Imperial Prince ( given name ), with the style of şehzadem ( my imperial prince ) or efendim ( my master ). Full : Devletlû Najabatlu Şehzade Sultan ( given name ) Hazretleri Efendi Crown Prince ( vali ahad ). Full titles and styles : Devletlû Najabatlu Valiahd - i Saltanat Şehzade - i Javanbahd ( given name ) Efendi Hazretleri. Imperial Princess Female descendants of a sovereign in the male line. Lady ( hatun, خاتون ). Used before 16th century and also used for sultan 's mothers and consorts. In the 16th century, title sultan carried by prominent members of the imperial family and hatun carried by lesser female member. Format style : `` ( given name ) Hatun '', i.e. Lady ( given name ) Sultana ( sultan, سلطان ). Used after 16th century. Formal title : Short : `` ( given name ) Sultan '', i.e. Sultana ( given name ), with the style of sultanım ( my sultan ( a ) ) or efendim ( my mistress ). Full : Devletlû İsmetlu ( given name ) Sultân Aliyyetü'ş - Şân Hazretleri Sons and daughters of Sultana Prince Sultan ( sultanzade, سلطانزاده ). Sons of sultanas ( imperial princesses ). Formal title : `` Sultanzade ( given name ) Bey - Efendi '', i.e. Sir Prince Sultan ( given name ) Sultana madam ( hanımsultan, خانم سلطان ). Daughters of sultanas ( imperial princesses ). Formal title : `` ( given name ) Hanımsultan '', i.e. Sultana madam ( given name ) Relative of dynasty member Imperial mother Mothers of the reigning sultans Lady mother ( valide hatun ). Used before 16th century. Formal style : `` ( given name ) Valide Hatun '' or `` Valide ( given name ) Hatun '', i.e. Lady mother ( given name ). Sultana mother ( valide sultan, والده سلطان ). Used after 16th century. Formal titles and styles : Short : `` ( given name ) Valide Sultan '' or `` Valide ( given name ) Sultan '', i.e. Sultana mother ( given name ), with the style of sultanım ( my sultan ( a ) ) or validem ( my mother ). Full : Devletlû İsmetlû ( given name ) Vâlide Sultân Aliyyetü'ş - Şân Hazretleri Sultana grandmother or Grand Sultana mother ( büyük valide sultan ). Grandmothers of the reigning sultans. Imperial female consort Consorts of the sultans and imperial princes Sultana consort ( haseki sultan, خاصکى سلطان ). Title for chief consort of sultan from 16th. In later period, the meaning of the title begins shift to something more general like `` imperial consort '' and last became title for `` mother of the imperial prince ''. This title only used until around 17th century. Formal title : Short : `` ( given name ) Haseki Sultan '' or `` Haseki ( given name ) Sultan '', i.e. Sultana consort ( given name ), with the style of sultanım ( my sultan ( a ) ) or efendim ( my mistress ). Full : Devletlû İsmetlu ( given name ) Haseki Sultân Aliyyetü'ş - Şân Hazretleri Lady consort ( haseki kadin ). Title for sultan 's consort who became mother of the imperial princess. This title used around 17th century. Lady ( hatun, خاتون ). Also used for imperial princesses and sultan 's mothers. In the 16th century, title sultan carried by prominent members of the imperial family and hatun carried by lesser female member. Format style : `` ( given name ) Hatun '', i.e. Lady ( given name ) Lady ( kadınefendi, قادين افندی ). Title given to main imperial consort of Ottoman sultan from the 17th century. The title was a replacement of the early titles, Hatun. Format style : `` ( given name ) Kadınefendi '', i.e. Lady ( given name ) Full titles and styles : Devletlu İsmetlu ( given name ) ( rank ) Kadınefendi Hazretleri Madam ( hanımefendi, خانم آفندی ). Title given to the imperial consort of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from the 17th century, who came below the rank of Kadınefendi. The title was also given to the official consorts of the imperial princes. Imperial male consort Husbands of the sultana. Prince consort ( damad, داماد ). Full titles and styles : Damat - i Shahriyari ( given name ) Bey Efendi. During the time of Suleiman Titles and appellations in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent, from Albert Howe Lybyer 's book `` The government of the Ottoman empire in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent '' : Agha ( Ottoman Turkish : آغا, Modern Turkish : ağa ) : a general officer. Ajem - oghlan ( Ottoman Turkish : عجمی اوغلان, Modern Turkish : acemi oğlan ) : a cadet or apprentice Janissary. Akinji ( Ottoman Turkish : آقنجى, Modern Turkish : akıncı ) : the irregular cavalry. Ashji - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : آشجی باشی, Modern Turkish : aşcıbaşı ) : a chief cook Azab ( Ottoman Turkish : عزب, Modern Turkish : azab ) : the irregular infantry. Berat - emini ( Ottoman Turkish : برات امینی ) : a distributor of ordinances. Boluk - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : بولق باشی, Modern Turkish : bölükbaşı ) : a captain of the Janissaries. Bostanji ( Ottoman Turkish : بوستانجی, Modern Turkish : bostancı ) : a gardener ; a euphemism for the Sultan 's palace guard. Bostanji - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : بوستانجی باشی, Modern Turkish : bostancıbaşı ) : The `` chief gardener '' and head of the palace guard. Equivalent to the rank of pasha. Chakirji ( Ottoman Turkish : چاقرجی, Modern Turkish : çakırcı ) : a falconer. Chasneji ( Ottoman Turkish : چشنیجی, Modern Turkish : çeşnici ) : a taster. Chasneji - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : چشنیجی باشی, Modern Turkish : çeşnicibaşı ) : the chief taster. Çavuş or Chaush ( Ottoman Turkish : چاووش, Modern Turkish : çavuş ) : an usher. Çavuşbaşı or Chaush - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : چاووش باشی, Modern Turkish : çavuşbaşı ) : chief of the Chaushes, and a high court official. Equivalent to the rank of pasha. Chelebi ( Ottoman Turkish : چلبى, Modern Turkish : çelebi ) : a gentleman. Cheri - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : چری باشی, Modern Turkish : çeribaşı ) : a petty officer of feudal cavalry. Danishmend ( Ottoman Turkish : دانشمند, Modern Turkish : danişmend ) : a master of arts. Defterdar ( Ottoman Turkish : دفتردار, Modern Turkish : defterdar ) : a treasurer. Defter - emini ( Ottoman Turkish : دفتر امینی ) : a recorder of fiefs. Deli ( Ottoman Turkish : دلی, Modern Turkish : deli ) : appellation of a scout or a captain of the Akinji. Dervish ( Ottoman Turkish : درویش, Modern Turkish : derviş ) : a member of a Muslim religious order. Deveji ( Ottoman Turkish : دوه جی, Modern Turkish : deveci ) : a camel - driver. Emin ( Ottoman Turkish : آمین, Modern Turkish : emin ) : an intendant. Emir ( Ottoman Turkish : امیر, Modern Turkish : emir ) : a Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. ; a commander, a governor. Emir al - Akhor ( Ottoman Turkish : امير الآخر, Modern Turkish : ahır bakıcısı ) : a grand equerry. Ghurabâ ( Ottoman Turkish : غربا, Modern Turkish : guraba ) : a member of the lowest corps of the standing cavalry. Gonnullu ( Ottoman Turkish : گوڭـللو, Modern Turkish : gönüllü ) : a volunteer soldier or sailor. Hekim - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : حکیم باشی, Modern Turkish : hekimbaşı ) : a chief physician. Helvaji - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : حلواجی باشی, Modern Turkish : helvacıbaşı ) : a chief confectioner. Hoja ( Ottoman Turkish : خواجه, Modern Turkish : hoca ) : a teacher ; the Sultan 's adviser. Ikinji Kapu - oghlan ( Ottoman Turkish : ایکنجی قاپی اوغلان, Modern Turkish : ikinci kapıoğlan ) : a white eunuch in charge of the second gate of the palace. Imam ( Ottoman Turkish : امام, Modern Turkish : imam ) the Caliph or lawful successor of Mohammed ; a leader of daily prayers. Iskemleji ( Ottoman Turkish : اسکمله جی, Modern Turkish : iskemleci ) : a page of high rank. Itch - oghlan ( Ottoman Turkish : ایچ اوغلان, Modern Turkish : içoğlan ) : a page in one of the Sultan 's palaces. Jebeji - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : جيب جي باشي, Modern Turkish : cebecibaşı ) : a chief armorer. Jerrah - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : جراح باشی, Modern Turkish : cerrahbaşı ) : a chief surgeon. Kâim ( Ottoman Turkish : قائم, Modern Turkish : kaim ) : a caretaker of a mosque. Kanuni ( Ottoman Turkish : قانونی, Modern Turkish : kanuni ) : legislator. Kapu Aghasi ( Ottoman Turkish : قاپی آغاسی, Modern Turkish : kapıağası ) : the white eunuch in charge of the principal palace. Kapudan Pasha ( Ottoman Turkish : کاپیتان پاشا, Modern Turkish : kaptan paşa ) an admiral. Kapuji ( Ottoman Turkish : قاپی جی, Modern Turkish : kapıcı ) : a gatekeeper. Kapuji - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : قاپی جی باشی, Modern Turkish : kapıcıbaşı ) : literally `` head gatekeeper '' ; master of ceremonies. Kapujilar - kiayasi ( Ottoman Turkish : قاپی جی لر قایاسی, Modern Turkish : kapıcılar kâyası ) : a grand chamberlain. Katib ( Modern Turkish : Kâtib ) : scribe or secretary Kazi or Kadi ( Ottoman Turkish : قاضی, Modern Turkish : kadı ) : a judge. Kazasker ( Ottoman Turkish : قاضيعسكر, Modern Turkish : kadıasker ) : one of the two chief judges of the Ottoman Empire, entrusted with military matters. Kharaji ( Carzeri, Caragi ), a non-Muslim who pays the kharij. Khatib, a leader of Friday prayers. Khazinehdar - bashi ( Ottoman Turkish : خزانه دار باشی, Modern Turkish : hazinedarbaşı ), a treasurer - in - chief. Khazineh - odassi ( chamber of the treasury ), the second chamber of pages. Khojagan, a chief of a treasury bureau. Kiaya ( Cacaia, Cahaia, Caia, Checaya, Chechessi, Chiccaia, Chietcudasci, Gachaia, Ketkhuda, Quaia, Queaya ) ( common form of ketkhuda ), a steward or lieutenant. Kiaya - bey, the lieutenant of the grand vizier. Kiaya Katibi, a private secretary of the Kiaya - bey. Kilerji - bashi, a chief of the sultan 's pantry. Kizlar Aghasi ( general of the girls ), the black eunuch in charge of the palace of the harem. Kul, a slave ; one of the sultan 's slave - family. Masraf - shehriyari ( imperial steward ), substitute for the intendant of kitchen. Mektubji, a private secretary of the grand vizier. Mihter ( Mecter ), a tent - pitcher ; a musician. Mihter - bashi, the chief tent - pitcher. Mir Alem, the imperial standard bearer. Molla, a judge of high rank. Mosellem, a fief holder by ancient tenure. Muderis, a professor in a Medresseh. Muezzin, one who calls Muslims to prayer. Mufettish, a special judge dealing with endowments. Mufti, a Muslim legal authority ; in particular, the Sheik ul - Islam. Muhtesib, a lieutenant of police. Mujtahid, a doctor of the Sacred Law. Mulazim ( candidate ), a graduate of the higher Medressehs. Munejim - bashi, a chief astrologer. Muste emin, a resident foreigner. Mutbakh - emini, intendant of the kitchen. Muteveli, an administrator of an endowment. Naib, an inferior judge. Nakib ol - Eshraf, the Chief of the Seids or Descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. Nazir, an inspector of an endowment. Nishanji, a chancellor. Nizam al - mulk, basis of the order of the kingdom ( title of a vizier of Melek Shah ). Oda - bashi ( head of chamber ), the page of highest rank ; a corporal of the Janissaries. Papuji, a page of high rank. Pasha ( Bascia, Bassa ), a very high official. Peik, a member of the body - guard of halbardiers. Reis Effendi, or Reis ul - Khuttab, a recording secretary ; a recording secretary of the Divan, later an important minister of state. Rekiab - Aghalari ( generals of the stirrup ), a group of high officers of the outside service of the palace. Rusnamehji, a chief book - keeper of the Treasury. Sakka, a water - carrier. Sanjak - bey, a high officer of feudal, cavalry and governor of a Sanjak. Sarraf, a banker. Segban - bashi ( Seymen - bashi ) ( master of the hounds ), the second officer of the corps of Janissaries. Seid, a Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. Seraskier, a commander - in - chief. Serraj, saddlers. Shahinji, a falconer. Sharabdar ( Seracter ) ( drink - bearer ), a page of high rank. Shehr - emini ( Saremin ), intendant of imperial buildings. Sheik, a preacher ; a head of a religious community. Sheik ul - Islam, the Mufti of Constantinople and head of the Muslim Institution. Sherif, a Descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. Silahdar ( Silahtar, Selicter, Sillictar, Suiastrus, Suluphtar ) ( sword - bearer ), a member of the second corps of standing cavalry ; the page who carried the sultan 's arms. Sofi, woolen ; a dervish ( an appellation of the Shah of Persia ). Softa ( Sukhta ), an undergraduate in a Medresseh. Solak ( left - handed ), a janissary bowman of the sultan 's personal guard. Sipahi ( Sipah, Sipahi, Spachi, Spai ), a cavalry soldier ; a member of the standing or feudal cavalry. Spahi - oghlan ( Spacoillain ) ( cavalry youth ), a member of the highest corps of the standing cavalry. Subashi, a captain of the feudal cavalry and governor of a town. Sultan ( سلطان ), is a word Arabic origin, originally meaning `` authority '' or `` dominion ''. By the beginning of the 16th century, this title, carried by both men and women of the Ottoman dynasty, was replacing other titles by which prominent members of the imperial family had been known ( notably hatun for women and bey for men ), with emperor and imperial princes ( Şehzade ) carrying the title before their given name, with sultan 's mother, imperial princesses, and main imperial consort carrying it after. This usage underlines the Ottoman conception of sovereign power as family prerogative. Tahvil Kalemi, a bureau of the Chancery. Terjuman, an interpreter ( dragoman ). Terjuman Divani Humayun, a chief interpreter of the sultan. Teshrifatji, a master of ceremonies. Teskereji, a master of petitions. Teskereji - bashi ( chief of document - writers ), the Nishanji. Timarji, the holder of a Timar. Ulufaji ( Ouloufedgis, Allophase, Holofagi ) ( paid troops ), a member of the third corps of the sultan 's standing cavalry. Veznedar, an official weigher of money. Vizier ( burden - bearer ), a minister of state. Voivode ( Slavic ), an officer, a governor. Yaya, a fief holder by ancient tenure, owing infantry service. Yaziji ( laxagi ), a scribe or secretary. Zagarji - bashi ( master of the harriers ), a high officer of the Janissaries. Zanijiler ( Italianized ), lancers or Voinaks ( ? ). Zarabkhane - emini, intendant of mints and mines. Ziam, the holder of a Ziamet. Other princely, noble, aristocratic, and honorific titles Other titles include : Agha ( or Agha ) : commander, a title junior to Bey and conferred on military officers on a personal basis. Alp : brave warrior, a title conferred during the early years of Ottoman rule. Amir al - Hajj : Commander of the Hajj Pilgrimage, a title for the annual commanders of the Hajj pilgrimage caravans from Damascus and Cairo Amir ul - Muminin : Commander of the Faithful, one of the many titles of the Sultan of Turkey. Bey : a title junior to Pasha and conferred on civil and military officers on a personal basis ; also borne as a courtesy title for the sons of a Pasha. Beg, an ancient Turkic administrative title ( chieftain, governor etc. ) Bey Effendi : part of the title of a husband and sons of an Imperial Princess. Beylerbeyi ( or Beglerbegi ) : Lord of Lords. An office signifying rule over a great province, equivalent to Governor - General. The office entitled the holder to the personal title of Pasha. Beyzade : son of a Bey, a courtesy title borne by a son of a Bey Effendi. Binbashi : ( literally head of 1000 ) Major ( army ) or Commander ( navy ). The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Effendi. Çavuş : `` messenger '', used for two separate soldier professions, both acting as messengers although differing in levels. Çavuşbaşı or Başçavuş : `` head messenger '', assistant ( or deputy ) to the Grand Vizier. Chiflik Rulers : Compared to Christian feudal system the chiflik rulers controlled land holdings. These land holdings could be passed on to their sons. Khalif ( also Caliph or Khalifa ) : Successor ( of the Prophet ). Khalifat Rasul Rub al - A'alimin : Successor of the Prophet of the Lord of the Universe. The highest earthly title of the Muslim world, enjoyed by the Sultans of Turkey after their conquest of Egypt in 1517. Damad - i - Shahriyari : Imperial son - in - law, title conferred on the husbands of Imperial Princesses. Damat : was an official Ottoman title describing men that entered the imperial House of Osman by means of marriage, literally becoming the bridegroom to the Ottoman sultan and the dynasty. Effendi : master, title equivalent to Esquire ; frequently used together with higher titles in order to indicate signify enhanced status. Used by the sons of Sultans from the reign of Sultan ' Abdu'l Majid I. Ferik : Lieutenant - General ( army ) or Vice-Admiral ( navy ). The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Pasha. Ghazi : victorious, a title conferred on leaders who distinguish themselves in war. Gözde : noticed ( by the Sultan ). Style borne by junior ladies of the Harem when first gaining favour from the Sultan. Khadim ul - Haramain us - Sharifain : Protector of the Holy Cities of Mecca and Medina, a title awarded to Salim I by the Sherif of Mecca. Haji ( or Hacci ) : honorific used for men who have made the pilgrimage to Mecca. Hakhan ul - Barrayun wa al - Bahrain : Lord of the Lands and Seas, one of the many titles of the Sultan. Hanımefendi : title borne by the official wives of Imperial Princes or imperial consort of the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who came below the rank of Kadınefendi. Haseki Kadın : Lady favourite, title borne by junior ladies of the Harem, who had borne a daughter to a Sultan. Haseki Sultan ( خاصکي سلطان ) : Title borne by chief consort of Sultan in 16th and 17th century. Hazretleri : style equivalent to Highness. Hazinedar : The High Hazinedar or First Hazinedar or Hazinedar Usta was a title of the housemistress of the sultan 's palace, the most influential person after the prince. Kadınefendi ( قادين افندی ) : title given to main imperial consort of Ottoman sultan from the 17th century. The title was a replacement of the early titles, Hatun and Haseki Sultan. Kaimakam : Lieutenant - Colonel ( army ) or Commander ( navy ). The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Bey. Kapıcıbaşı : chief of the palace guards. Katkhuda : Second in command to the Agha in the Janissary corps Khan ( or Hân ) : a title signifying sovereign or ruler in Turkey, but a very junior title signifying a male noble, or even a mere name, in other parts of the Muslim world. Khakhan : Khan of Khans, one of the many titles of the Sultan of Turkey. Khanum or ( Hanim ) : female of Khan, equivalent to Lady. Khanum Sultana ( or Hanım Sultan ) : Princess Lady, title borne by the daughters of Imperial Princesses. Begum : female of Beg, equivalent to Lady. Kizlar Aghasi : Chief of the Eunuchs. The office entitled the holder to the style of His Highness. Iqbal ( or Ikhal ) : fortunate, title borne by the favourite Harem ladies of a Sultan. Kapudan Pasha : Grand Admiral or Admiral of the Fleet. The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Pasha. Kodjabashis : local Christian notables in parts of Ottoman Greece who exercised considerable influence and held posts in the Ottoman administration. Lala : were the experienced statesmen who were assigned as the tutors of young princes. Lewa ( or Liva ) : Major - General ( army ) or Rear - Admiral ( navy ). The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Pasha. Mahd - i Ulya - i - Sultanat : crade of the great Sultan, another title for the Sultan 's mother. Miralai : Colonel ( army ) or Captain ( navy ). The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Bey. Mulazim Awal : Lieutenant ( army ) or Sub-Lieutenant ( navy ). The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Effendi. Mulazim Tani : Second Lieutenant ( army ) or Midshipman ( navy ). The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Effendi. Mushir : Field Marshal. The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Pasha. Naqib al - ashraf : Supervisor or head of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad 's Descendants ( ashraf ) Nishan ( or Nichan ) : order of chivalry or decoration of honour. Padshah ( or Padishah ) : Emperor, one of the many titles of the Sultan of Turkey. Pasha : Lord, a title senior to that of Bey and conferred on a personal basis on senior civil officials and military officers. Awarded in several grades, signified by a whip, the highest rank being a whip of three yak or horse tails. Pashazada : son of a Pasha, used as an alternative courtesy title to Bey. Sadaf - i - Durr - i - Khilafat : shell of the pearl of the caliphate, another title for the mother of the Sultan. Saraskar : C - in - C. Shah : King, title of Persian origin. Shah - i - Alam Panah : King, refuge of the world, one of the titles of the Sultan. Shahzada ( or Shahzade ) : son of the King, title used for the sons of Sultans from the reign of Muhammad I. Shahzada Hazratlari ( or Shahzade Hazretleri ) : Imperial Highness. Shaikh ul - Islam : the title held by the highest ranking Muslim religious official below the Khalif. The office entitled the holder to the personal title of Pasha together the style of His Highness. Shalabi ( or Çelebi ) : gracious lord, title borne by sons of the Sultan until the reign of Muhammad II. Silahadar : Master - General of the Ordnance. Sipah Salar : General of Cavalry. Sultan : title borne by male members of the Imperial family, particularly after then reign of Muhammad II. When it is used before the given name, together with Khan after the name, it signifies ruler. When used before the name, Imperial Prince. When used after the name, Imperial Princess. Sultan Khan : The Grand Sultan, the chief title borne by the ruler of Turkey and the Ottoman Empire, equivalent to Emperor. Sultan us - Selatin : Sultan of Sultan, one of the many titles of the Sultan of Turkey. Sultanzade ( or Sultanzada ) : literally `` son of a Sultan '', the title borne by the sons of Imperial Princesses. Sünnetçi : Circumciser. Vali : Governor. The office entitled the holder to the personal title of Pasha. Vali Ahad ( or Veliaht ) : Heir Apparent or Presumptive usually translated as Crown Prince. Vali Ahad Zevcesi : Heir Apparent 's wife, the title borne by the official wives of the Heir Apparent, equivalent to Crown Princess but not usually translated. Valide Hatun : The title borne by the `` legal mother '' of a reigning Sultan before the 16th century Valide Sultan : The title borne by the `` legal mother '' of a reigning Sultan from the 16th century. Vizier : bearer of the burden, i.e. Minister. Vizier - i - Azam : Grand Vizier, the title borne by the incumbent Prime Minister. The office entitled the holder to the personal title of Pasha together the style of His Highness. Yuzbashi ( or Youzbashi ) : Captain ( army ) or Lieutenant ( navy ). The holder of the rank enjoyed the title of Effendi. Khedive : Governor of Egypt and Sudan, and vassal of the Ottoman Empire. Muhtasib : meaning market overseer, market inspector, or master of the bazaar, who supervised weights and measures in the market. See also Surname Law Ottoman clothing Related List of Mughal titles and appellations List of Iranian titles and appellations List of Mamluk titles and appellations References Jump up ^ Peirce, Leslie P. ( 1993 ). The Imperial Harem : Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire. New York : Oxford University Press. ISBN 0 - 19 - 507673 - 7. Jump up ^ Ozgen, Korkut. `` The Ottomans History ''. TheOttomans.org. Archived from the original on 2008 - 01 - 11. Retrieved 2009 - 02 - 06. Jump up ^ The government of the Ottoman Empire in the time of Suleiman the Magnificent ( 1913 ) on the Internet Archive Jump up ^ `` RoyalArk - Turkey ''. Archived from the original on April 18, 2002. Retrieved 2006 - 09 - 26. 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Question: how do you say your majesty in turkish
Answer: Sultan (given name) Han Hazretleri