The
Baltacı corps ( means "a person skilled with an axe", from ''
balta'': "
axe
An axe (; sometimes spelled ax in American English; American and British English spelling differences#Miscellaneous spelling differences, see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for thousands of years to shape, split, a ...
", i.e., "woodcutter" or "
halberdier
A halberd (also called halbard, halbert or Swiss voulge), is a two-handed polearm that was in prominent use from the 13th to 16th centuries. The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It may have a hook or t ...
") was a palace guard of the Ottoman Empire. It may also refer to:
People
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Baltacı Mehmet Pasha
Baltacı (Ottoman), Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (also called Pakçemüezzin Baltacı Mehmet Pasha, sometimes known just as Baltacı or Baltadji; 1662, Osmancık – July 1712, Lemnos) was an Ottoman Empire, Ottoman statesman who served as Grand Vizie ...
(1662–1712), Ottoman Grand Vizier (1704–1706, 1710–1711)
*,
a ''wali'' of Damascus (1706–1707) and Beylerbey of Egypt (1704)
* (born 1977), Turkish filmmaker
* (born 1940), Turkish actress
* (1944–2007) Turkish photographer
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Metehan Baltacı (born 2002), Turkish footballer
*Necabettin Baltacı, birth name of
Necabettin Ergenekon
Colonel Necabettin Ergenekon (1926 – 23 October 2020) was a Turkish Army officer. He retired in 1982, having been commander of the Turkish Gendarmerie in Adıyaman Province after the 1980 Turkish coup d'état.
Born in Erzurum in 1926 as Necabet ...
(1926–2020), Turkish army officer
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Nevin Yanıt Baltacı (born 1986), Turkish hurdler
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Özkan Baltacı
Özkan Baltacı (born 13 February 1994) is a Turkish hammer thrower.
Sport career
Baltacı is a member of Fenerbahçe Athletics in Istanbul.
In age-specific categories, he won the silver medal at the 2011 World Youth Championships, the bronz ...
(born 13 February 1994), Turkish hammer thrower
Places
*, a village in the district of
Cide
-cide is a suffix that means List of types of killing, killing.
Cide or CIDE may also refer to:
Places
* Cide, a town in Turkey
* Cide Temple, a temple in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Arts, entertainment, and media
* Cide Hamete Benengeli, a fictional cha ...
, Kastamonu Province, Turkey
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Baltacı, Dicle, a village in the district of Dicle, Diyarbakır Province, Turkey
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Baltacı, Kastamonu, a village in the district of Kastamonu, Kastamonu Province, Turkey
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Baltacı Mehmet Paşa, Osmancık, a village in the district of Osmancık, Çorum Province, Turkey
*, Trabzon Province, Turkey (a.k.a. Baltacı River, Baltacı Creek, Yeniköy Stream)
See also
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Baltacha, a derived name
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