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Titles and social classes in the Ottoman Empire.
| sultan | title applied to the sultan, his wives or his children | |
| padişah | sovereign, monarch, sultan | |
| han | a title applied to the Ottoman sultans and certain other rulers | |
| sadrazam | prime minister (grand vizier) | |
| vezir | minister, vizier | |
| paşa | Lord, governor of a large area | |
| vali | Governor. The office entitled the holder to the personal title of Pasha | |
| has odabaşı | responsible for sultan's room | |
| şehzade | prince, sultan's son | |
| harem | harem | |
| valide sultan | the mother of a ruling Sultan | |
| haseki | favorite odalisque at the harem | |
| haseki sultan | mother of a Prince | |
| haseki kadın | the mother of a Sultan's daughter | |
| kalfa | woman supervisor of the harem | |
| hatun | wife, woman, lady | |
| cariye | female slave, odalisque | |
| gedikli cariye | maid-in-waiting for the sultan | |
| kızlar ağası | the black eunuch in charge of the palace of the harem | |
| kanuni | legislator | |
| kadı | qadi, judge | |
| serasker | commander of the army | |
| kapudan paşa | admiral | |
| binbaşı | chief of a thousand | |
| ağa | officer | |
| yeniçeri | the Janissary corps, young soldiers | |
| kaymakam | official charged with governing a provincial district | |
| bey | a title junior to Pasha and conferred on civil and military officers on a personal basis | |
| çelebi | gentleman, sir | |
| hoca | teacher | |
| lala | high-ranking teacher/servant who looked after a son of the sultan | |
| derviş | poor, beggar | |
| gavur | non muslim person | |
| dönme | someone who converted his faith to Islam | |
| bostancı | gardener of the palace | |
| köle | slave |
Some characteristic phrases from "Suleiman the Magnificent - Muhteşem Yüzyıl" TV series:
- Hünkarım! - Your Majesty! (addressing the sultan)
- Aslanım! - My lion! (A mother to her son)
- Destur. Sultan Süleyman Han hazretleri! - Move aside. His excellency Sultan Suleiman Han!