The Life and Rising Career Trajectory of the Exceptional Bureaucrat in the Late Ottoman Empire, Kavurzade Huseyin Celal Bey (1866-1924)

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dc.contributor.authorSahin, Emine
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T11:39:50Z
dc.date.available2026-07-01T11:39:50Z
dc.date.issued2026
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractThis study examines Kavurzade Huseyin Celal Bey of Crete, a notable example of meritocratically appointed officials in the late Ottoman bureaucracy. The son of a farmer, Huseyin Celal Bey began his education in Chania and continued it in Istanbul, graduating from the The School of Political Science (Mekteb-i M & uuml;lkiye) before ascending the ranks of the civil service. Initially appointed as a teacher in Bursa in 1889, he subsequently held positions such as school principal, director of education (maarif m & uuml;d & uuml;r & uuml;), district governor (kaymakam), and ultimately achieved the rank of provincial governor. Despite his modest origins, his advanced education enabled his upward mobility in the bureaucracy. For years, he served in remote and challenging regions and was rewarded by the Ottoman central administration for his diligence and discipline. This study aims to sketch a portrait of this late Ottoman bureaucrat. While framed as a biographical essay, it primarily focuses on the professional career of an official who rose through education and competence alone, without patronage or aristocratic lineage, a success story that was rare in the late Ottoman Empire.
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/19448953.2025.2581956
dc.identifier.endpage273
dc.identifier.issn1944-8953
dc.identifier.issn1944-8961
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8201-0776
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105020873591
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage258
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/19448953.2025.2581956
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/23491
dc.identifier.volume28
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001604684600001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorSahin, Emine
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260623
dc.subjectHuseyin Celal Bey
dc.subjectBiography
dc.subjectCivil Service
dc.subjectCareer Trajectory
dc.subjectBureaucracy
dc.titleThe Life and Rising Career Trajectory of the Exceptional Bureaucrat in the Late Ottoman Empire, Kavurzade Huseyin Celal Bey (1866-1924)
dc.typeArticle

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