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Habibullah's Encyclopedia of the Ottoman Empire AND HER TIMES - V - Related Pages: Ottoman Empire Encyclopedia, Index Turkish Newsreaders Encyclopedic Dictionary, Index Turkish Culture -- Two Turkish traditions we especially like Turkish Culture -- 4 things you shouldn't do in Turkey Turkish Culture -- 5 things you should do in Turkey Turkish Superstitions Famous Femmes of Modern Turkish History Circumcision and what many Turks believe about Westerners Sultans and Concubines and Eunuchs, oh my...! Site visitors may navigate the encyclopedia using the Ottoman Empire Index or the Encyclopedia Sources Page. V Term Meaning Comments Vakfiye Title deed of endowment of a vakif.   vakıf A religious/charitable foundation (created by an endowed trust fund). In English, 'waqf' or 'wakf'. A grant of land or other source of revenue given in mortmain for pious or charitable purposes. vakıf A creator of charitable foundations called vakıf (in Turkish) and 'waqf' or 'wakf' (in English).   vali A governor of a province, a viceroy.   valide alay The cortege that accompanies the mother of the new sultan to the Imperial Residence.   Valide (or Valide Sultan, Sultana Valide) "Royal mother" The mother of the reigning Sultan. Vatican or Vatican City Right click to 'View' or 'Zoom' image enlargement... A State within a City...66 An independent state within the city limits of Rome, Italy -- that is the official headquarters of the Roman Catholic Church. Also see the Pope.   vekil usta Woman prefect of the slaves.   vizier (also vezir...) Minister of the sultan and member of the imperial council (divan), the elite ruling body of the Ottoman Empire. Vizier was the highest rank in the military/administrative hierarchy of the empire; At most times, there were up to 4 such ministers, but one, the Grand Vizier, was senior in rank and power to the others. vezir-i azam see Grand Vizier.   Voynik A Slav warrior in Ottoman service.   Related Pages: Ottoman Empire Encyclopedia, Index Turkish Newsreaders Encyclopedic Dictionary, Index Turkish Culture -- Two Turkish traditions we especially like Turkish Culture -- 4 things you shouldn't do in Turkey Turkish Culture -- 5 things you should do in Turkey Turkish Superstitions Famous Femmes of Modern Turkish History Circumcision and what many Turks believe about Westerners Also: Turkish National Election, 2007 Newsreaders Encyclopedic Dictionary, Index Mature Foreign British Bride in Turkey Mature Foreign Swedish Bride in Turkey TIME laid low by True Believers Freedom of Speech gets a fiendish French Twist The God-Awful State of Turkish-American Relations Language-Learning Related Pages: Translating Turkish, the basics Essential Turkish Vocabulary Turkish Verbs Essential Idioms, Index Essential Suffixes, Index Sentence Structure, Standard Turkish Pronunciation Turkish Accenting Numbers in Turkish Other Turkish Difficulties Unrelated fun: Frequently asked questions about Turkey and the Turkish language Turkish Tongue Twisters Turkish for Kids Profiles of the Turkish People Sneeeezing in Turkish Turkish Terms Of Endearment Turkish Personal Names Politically Incorrect Turkish Humor Why Off-Color Turkish is important too Gossipy Turkish Who's Who Turkish Conventional and 'Erotik' Movies, Index We say softball, you say rounders... Mature Foreign British Bride in Turkey Mature Foreign Swedish Bride in Turkey

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