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Baltacı Mehmet
The Baltadji, Baltacı corps ( means "a person skilled with an axe", from '':tr:balta, balta'': "axe", i.e., "woodcutter" or "halberdier") was a palace guard of the Ottoman Empire. It may also refer to: People * Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662–1712), Ottoman Grand Vizier (1704–1706, 1710–1711) *, List of rulers of Damascus, a ''wali'' of Damascus (1706–1707) and Beylerbey of Egypt (1704) * (born 1977), Turkish filmmaker * (born 1940), Turkish actress * (1944–2007) Turkish photographer *Metehan Baltacı (born 2002), Turkish footballer *Necabettin Baltacı, birth name of Necabettin Ergenekon (1926–2020), Turkish army officer *Nevin Yanıt Baltacı (born 1986), Turkish hurdler *Özkan Baltacı (born 13 February 1994), Turkish hammer thrower Places *, a village in the district of Cide, Kastamonu Province, Turkey * Baltacı, Dicle, a village in the district of Dicle, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey * Baltacı, Kastamonu, a village in the district of Kastamonu, Kastamonu Province, T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baltadji
The ''baltacı'' or ''baltadji'' (plural ''baltacılar'', "axemen") corps was a class of palace guards in the Ottoman Empire from the 15th to the early 19th centuries. History Also known by the equivalent Persian title ''tabardar'', the ''baltadji'' corps dates to the early days of the Ottoman Empire: recruited from the ''devshirme'', they served as sappers and pioneers of the Ottoman army. Already in the early 15th century, however, a number were posted as guards in the Sultan's palace at Edirne. After the Fall of Constantinople and the establishment of various palaces in the new capital, separate companies of ''baltadjis'' were created for service in each palace: the Old Palace or Eski Saray, the New Palace or Topkapi Palace, the Galata Palace, and the Palace of Ibrahim Pasha. Tasks Since the Topkapı Palace was the principal imperial residence, the men of its ''baltadji'' company held special status: while the men of the other companies were enrolled, after a period of service, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |