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Beylerbey (from
Beylerbeyi, Ottoman
Turkish for "
Bey of Beys", meaning "Commander of Commanders" or "Lord of Lords"; originally
Beglerbeg(i) in older
Turkic, is the
Ottoman and
Safavid title used for the highest rank in the hierarchy of provincial administrators (all military officers, at high levels generally
pashas), in western terms a
Governor-general, with authority over the Governors (often styled
Wali) of several
vilayets, generally (if not yet made) a
Pasha (circa General), second only to the
Grand Vizier.
The rank was used (with many different spelling variants) initially for very large parts of the empire – all of
Anatolia and
Rumelia – but in later centuries the title was devaluated by extending it to the governors of various much smaller Ottoman
eyalets.
Other use
Beylerbey is also the name of a neighbourhood of
Istanbul, on the Asian side of the city, where the
Beylerbeyi Palace is located. The neighborhood hosts a number of charming seafood restaurants along the shores of the
Bosphorous. Along its shores also spreads a number of
Yalıs (old Ottoman houses by the Bosphorous) giving the town a very original charm especially if seen from the sea side. In Beylerbey you also find the Bosphorous Pasha Hotel, an old
Yalı that has been turned into a boutique hotel, part of the Relais et Chateaux chain. A number of famous turkish sweets shops, making Baklava and other famous delicacies, spread on the sides of its main road as part of the local market.
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