The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-02-02
TURKEY AND GREECE.


Their SOvcreigns, Administrator, Popuintons
Armies and Resources.
Az the Ottoman empire and the Hellenic kingdom,
m spite of the mediation OF the great Powers OF Eu
rome. seem about to enter upon contest we pre-
sent for the Information Of our readers brief sum-
mary OF the important statistics OF each coun
try. as matters OF interest and reference:-
TURKEY.
Tne monarch OF the Ottomans Is usually known
abroad as the Grand Sultan and at home as the Pad
shah but his true title is Khan, which, In the case
OF pachas beys agas and eendis, Is appended TO- the
name. The present sovereign is Abd-ul-Aziz-Khan
born February 0, 1880 according to Turkish chro-
nology 18th OF Chabaun, A. H. 1245). He Is the
OF the house OF Osman and the twenty
ninth who since the capture OF Constantinople has
held the throne. He succeeded his brother Abdul
Medjid- Khan-the eldest male Of the family taking
succession, whether in direct line not-June rs.
1851. His children are Youssofr Efrendi,
born October O. 1857, Colonel in the army; Sultana
Saline, born August 10, 1862; Mahmoud-Djemil ed
Deem born November 20, 1852, and Mechmed- Selim,
born October s, 1885, His only sister, the Sultana
Adile, born May 3D. 1926, was married TO the late
Mehemmed-A l-Pacha June IL, 1S45 that the
present vassa ruler Of Egypt is connected by family
ties with his souZerain.
! The high Ministers OF State are-First Midhah.
Pacha, Grand yizer. who has the title Of highness
and presides over the Council or State. Two,
Iiassan Shiek- ul-Isam. or MOUTH, who IL Chief OF
the Ulema legal and religious Council, and Is the
chief interpreter Of the law. The Council OF State is
farther made up OF the following Minister'S who are
dependent upon the Grand vizier Foreign Affairs
(Kharidjinazarf, Fuad-Pacha; War, Namik- Pacha
Finance lMalie-vagar) Chirvauzade- Ruchdi; Pacha !;
Marine, Mahmoud-Pacha Commerce, Agriculture
and Public Hygiene (Tidjaretnazari) Cabouli-P acha
Police (Zabtlie-mouchirt, Houssein- Pacha Justice
Moremtaz-Etfend; Public instruction, Safoet- Pacha;
lntendant OF Mosques tEvkaf-nazir Tefvid Effendi;
Interior, dd interim, Ferik- Enendi Postmaster
General, Yayer- Pacha Comptroller OF Public Debt,
Kieni-Pacha Grand Marshal vacant); Lieutenant
Governor OF the Serdarekrem, Abdul Kerim and
ministers without portfolio, Riza-Pacha, Kabryslu-
Mehemmed-Pacha ana Kiamil-Pacha.
The Dlvan (Menasbyi-divanle), or Council OF State,
and embraces SIX ranks Of functionaries. Besides
the Dlvan there are special councils such Justice
War, Admiralty, &c. Since 1868 there has been
Council OF state tChourai- Deyet, charged with the
preparation OF laws, the discussion OF the budget,
&c, and Is divided into five Observation-Disclosures.
A. Is composed or fifty members, Christians and
MUSEUM ans chosen by the Sultan and the President
Dleydet-Pacha (Ahkami-adlij ie-reiss, is member
OF the Cabinet.
The Ottoman Empire is divided into general gov
ernncnts tegntetS under the administration OF gov
ernor generals oats. These again divided into
provinces tjlcds1 under Lieutenant governors KAT
n,ondldnS); these into districts tcdzds) and these
into villages and hamets tneh0zes) Since 1885 the
government has adopted sytem OF provincial
administration founded on the principle OF decen-
trazaion. which mas been extended gradually to all
parts OF the empire. These general governments
giving the names best known Americans, are as
fol0ws:-