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Nâmık Kemâl

1840–1888 (age 48)

Bolayır

Namık Kemal (Ottoman Turkish: نامق كمال, romanized: Nâmıḳ Kemâl, pronounced [ˈnaː.mɯk ce.ˈmal]; Turkis...

Pertevniyal Sultan

1812–1883 (age 71)

Pertevniyal Mosque

Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden

1822–1886 (age 64)

Haydarpaşa

Augustus Charles Hobart-Hampden was a prominent British naval officer whose career spanned significant maritime operatio...

Yusuf Ziya Pasha

1826–1882 (age 56)

Zincirlikuyu Cemetery

Hoca Tahsin

1811–1881 (age 70)

Sahrayıcedid Cemetery

Hoca Tahsin was an influential Ottoman astronomer and scholar who advanced scientific knowledge in the 19th-century Otto...

General Hussein

1820–1887 (age 67)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Abdurrahman Sami Pasha

1794–1882 (age 88)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Abdurrahman Sami Pasha was a distinguished Ottoman poet whose literary contributions enriched 19th-century Ottoman cultu...

Abdüllatif Suphi Paşa

1818–1886 (age 68)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Yesarizade Necib Ahmed Paşa

1815–1883 (age 68)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Yesarizade Necib Ahmed Paşa was an Ottoman writer whose literary works contributed to the intellectual development of 1...

Altunizade İsmail Zühdi Pasha

1806–1887 (age 81)

Altunizade Mosque

Marian Langiewicz

1827–1887 (age 60)

Haydarpaşa Cemetery

Marian Langiewicz was a Polish military officer whose career embodied the struggles and complexities of 19th-century Eas...

Beşir Fuad

1852–1887 (age 35)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Yenişehirli Avni

1826–1883 (age 57)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Yenişehirli Avni was a distinguished Ottoman poet whose literary works contributed to the flourishing of 19th-century O...

Süleyman Sabit Bey

1846–1885 (age 39)

Eyüpsultan Cemetery

Mütercim Rüşdü Paşa

1811–1882 (age 71)

Hatuniye Mosque

Mütercim Rüşdü Paşa was an influential Ottoman politician whose administrative contributions advanced 19th-century ...

Benjamin Evsevides

1821–1895 (age 74)

Cathedral of the Holy Spirit

Veniamin (Benjamin) Evsevidis (Greek: Βενιαμίν Ευσεβίδης), born as Dimitrios Evsevidis (Δημήτρι�...

Makbule Leman

1865–1898 (age 33)

Istanbul

Makbule Leman was an Ottoman writer whose literary contributions enriched late 19th-century Ottoman intellectual life.

Direktör Âli Bey

1844–1899 (age 55)

Istanbul

Evangelinos Misailidis

1820–1890 (age 70)

Istanbul

Evangelinos Misailidis was a Greek writer whose literary works contributed to 19th-century Eastern Mediterranean intelle...

İngiliz Said Pasha

1831–1896 (age 65)

Istanbul

İngiliz Said Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: سعيد پاشا‎; 1830–1896), also known as Eğinli Said Pasha or Büyük Sa...

Carl Humann

1839–1896 (age 57)

Pergamon

Carl Humann (first name also Karl; 4 January 1839 – 12 April 1896) was a German engineer, architect and archaeologist.

Tigran Chukhajian

1837–1898 (age 61)

İzmir

Tigran Tchouhadjian (Armenian: Տիգրան Չուխաճեան; Turkish: Dikran Çuhacıyan; 1837 – March 11, 1898) wa...

Habib Esfahani

1835–1893 (age 58)

Bursa

Mirza Habib Esfahani (Persian: میرزا حبیب اصفهانی) was an Iranian poet, grammarian and translator, who l...

Abraham Palacci

1809–1898 (age 89)

İzmir

Abraham Palacci (1809 or 1810 – January 2, 1898) was a grand rabbi and author (in Ladino and Hebrew) of Ottoman Smyrna...

Esma Sultan

1873–1899 (age 26)

New Mosque

Esma Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: اسما سلطان; 21 March 1873 – 7 May 1899) was an Ottoman princess, the daughter o...

Mediha Nazikeda Kadın

1850–1895 (age 45)

New Mosque

Nazikeda Kadın (Turkish pronunciation: [nazik̟ʰeda kʰadɯn]; Ottoman Turkish: نازك ادا قادین; born Medih...

Erzurumlu Ali Kemali Paşa

1819–1898 (age 79)

Mevlâna Museum

Ottoman writer and scholar associated with the Mevlâna Museum in Konya.

Zekai Dede Efendi

1825–1897 (age 72)

Istanbul

Muhammad Amin

1818–1899 (age 81)

Turkey

Muhammad-Amin Asiyalav or Naib Emin Pasha (Adyghe: Наиб Мыхьэмэд Амин, romanized: Najyb Myhəməd Amin; ...

Hagop Baronian

1843–1891 (age 48)

Istanbul

Hagop Baronian (Armenian: Յակոբ Պարոնեան; 19 November 1843 – 27 May 1891) was an influential Ottoman Arme...

Adile Sultan

1826–1899 (age 73)

Istanbul

Adile Sultan (Ottoman Turkish: عدیله سلطان; 23 May 1826 – 12 February 1899) was an Ottoman princess, a Diwan...

Mehmed Namık Paşa

1804–1892 (age 88)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Mehmed Emin Namık Pasha (1804 – 1892) was an Ottoman statesman and military reformer, who is considered to be one of ...

Hacı Faik Bey

1831–1891 (age 60)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ottoman writer whose literary works contributed to nineteenth-century Ottoman culture.

Haji Qadir Koyi

1817–1897 (age 80)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Haji Qadiri Koyi (Kurdish: حاجی قادری کۆیی, romanized: Hacî Qadirî Koyî; c.

Nabizâde Nâzım

1862–1893 (age 31)

Karacaahmet Cemetery

Ottoman novelist whose works explored the transformations of nineteenth-century society.

Mustafa Nuri Paşa

1824–1890 (age 66)

Süleymaniye Mosque

Sadullah Pasha

1838–1891 (age 53)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Sadullah Pasha (1838 – 14 January 1891) was an Ottoman statesman in the late Tanzimat period.

Hayranıdil Kadın

1846–1898 (age 52)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Hayranidil Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: خیران دل قادین, romanized: 4; 2 November 1846 – 26 November 1898) was ...

Şehzade aleë Osmanoğlu Ramirež

1872–1899 (age 27)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Şehzade Mehmed Şevket Efendi (Ottoman Turkish: شهزاده محمد شوكت; 5 June 1872 – 22 October 1899) was an...

Muallim Naci

1849–1893 (age 44)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Muallim Naci (Ottoman Turkish: معلّم ناجى), literally "Naci The Teacher" (b.

Dürrinev Kadın

1835–1895 (age 60)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Dürrinev Kadın, also spelled Dürrünev Kadın (Ottoman Turkish: درنو قادین; "new pearl"; born Princess Melek...

Dervish Ibrahim Pasha

1812–1896 (age 84)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Ibrahim Dervish Pasha (Turkish: İbrahim Derviş Paşa; 1817–1896) was a prominent Ottoman Turkish military figure and...

Mehmed Abdülhalim Pasha

1830–1894 (age 64)

Mausoleum of Mahmud II

Mehmed Abdülhalim Pasha (1830–1894) was an Ottoman composer whose works contributed to nineteenth-century Ottoman mus...

Ahmed Vefik Pasha

1823–1891 (age 68)

Aşiyan Asri Cemetery

Ahmed Vefik Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد وفیق پاشا) (3 July 1823 – 2 April 1891) was an Ottoman statesman...

Abd al-Qadir al-Qudsi

1830–1892 (age 62)

Tomb of Yahya Efendi

Abd al-Qadir al-Qudsi (1830–1892) was an Arab writer whose literary works contributed to Ottoman intellectual culture.

Dionysius V of Constantinople

1820–1891 (age 71)

Church of St. Mary of the Spring

Dionysius V of Constantinople (Greek: Διονύσιος), born Dionysius Charitonides (Greek: Διονύσιος Χαρ...

Kayışzade Hafız Osman

d. 1894

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Kayışzade Hafız Osman (1894–?) was an Ottoman calligrapher who practiced the refined art of Islamic hattat.

Mehmed Arif Bey

1845–1897 (age 52)

Merkezefendi Cemetery

Petros Adamian

1849–1891 (age 42)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Petros Heronimosi Adamian (Armenian: Պետրոս Հերոնիմոսի Ադամեան, Bedros Atamian in Western Armenia...

Hagop Kazazian Pasha

1836–1891 (age 55)

Şişli Armenian Cemetery

Hagop Kazazian Pasha (alternative spelling: Agop Kazazyan) (1836–1891) was a high-ranking Ottoman Armenian official, w...