A few years later Âli Pasha found himself as counselor to Mustafa Reşid Pasha. In 1835 Âli Pasha was appointed second secretary to the Embassy in Vienna, where he studied the organization of the Austrian Empire. This exposure to the diplomatic realm distanced Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha from the values of traditional Ottoman society while at the same time developed within him the values of a rational bureaucrat.

For instance, Âli Pasha and others in the Translation Office, such as Âli Pasha's future partner in reform, Mehmed Fuad Pasha, got needed experience in the world of diplomacy through the work of translation in that very field. The job, however, didn't just improve Ali Paha's lot in life it also impacted his future policies.

Such developments not only led to growth within the Translation office, but also to higher scrutiny of the Translation Office and it increased salaries. In addition, internal affairs including, the defeat of Ottoman armies at the hand of the Egyptians and the Treaty of Hünkâr İskelesi with the Russians, diplomacy became more important. Consequently, the Greek uprising for independence resulted in an exodus of the Greek translators working for the government and left a demand for translators. This was due to the fact that, prior to Greek independence, many Greeks had acted as translators in government business. The Translation Office ( Turkish: Tercüme Odası, known in English as the office of the 'dragoman' from the Turkish tercüme, 'translation') was set up in response to Greek independence. Once again Âli Pasha was transferred a year later, this time to the Translation Office. The next year Âli Pasha was transferred to the records department of the Imperial Council. He started his lengthy public serve career at the age of 14 as a clerk in the imperial council. Nonetheless, Âli Pasha did continue to educate himself, including teaching himself French. It was in primary school that Ali Pasha learned to read and write in addition to memorizing some suras of the Koran. He was born the son of a shopkeeper, with no formal education except three years of primary school. Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha was born on March 5, 1815, in Istanbul into a home of modest means. He was awarded the Order of the Red Eagle, 1st Class (for non-Christians) in 1851. Between 18 he alternated between the two jobs, ultimately holding the position of Foreign Minister seven times and Grand Vizier five times in his lifetime. He became Grand Vizier for a few months in 1852, then again Foreign Minister in 1854. He advocated for an Ottoman nationalism that would replace diverse ethnic and religious loyalties.įrom humble origins as the son of a doorkeeper, Âli Pasha rose through the ranks of the Ottoman state and became the Minister of Foreign Affairs for a short time in 1840, and again in 1846. He worked to pacify nationalist movements while at the same time fend off foreign aggressors that were trying to weaken Ottoman control. Âli Pasha advocated for a western style of reform to modernize the empire, including secularization of the state and improvements to civil liberties. Âli Pasha was widely regarded as a deft and able statesman, and often credited with preventing an early break-up of the empire.

Mehmed Emin Âli Pasha, also spelled as Mehmed Emin Aali (Ma– September 7, 1871) was a prominent Ottoman statesman during the Tanzimat period, best known as the architect of the Ottoman Reform Edict of 1856, and for his role in the Treaty of Paris (1856) that ended the Crimean War. In this Ottoman Turkish style name, the given name is Mehmed Emin Âli, the title is Pasha, and there is no family name.

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