The Vilayet of Constantinople or Istanbul ( Turkish : Vilâyet-i İstanbul ) was a first-level administrative division ( vilayet ) of the Ottoman Empire , encompassing the imperial capital, Constantinople ( Istanbul ).
10-627: It had a special organisation, as it was placed under the immediate authority of the Minister of Police ( Zabtiye Naziri ), who filled a role equivalent to the governor ( wali ) in other vilayets. It included Stamboul (the inner city, known in Turkish as Istanbul) and the quarters of Eyüp , Kassim Pacha, Pera and Galata , and all the suburbs from Silivri on the Sea of Marmara to the Black Sea on
20-459: A Wāli governs is called Wilayah , or Vilayet (Ottoman Empire). In Algeria , a wāli is the " governor " and administrative head of each of the 58 provinces of the country, and is chosen by the president . In Iran , Vāli refers to the governor-general or local lord of an important province. During the Safavid reign 1501-1722 the former rulers of the then subordinated provinces of
30-563: A Wāli is the governor of one of the twelve regions of Morocco . In Pakistan , the rulers of the former princely state of Swat were given the title of Wali . In the Philippines , the term Wa'lī is the name for the titular head of Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao , an autonomous region in the large southern island of Mindanao . The Wa'lī have ceremonial functions and powers such as moral guardianship of
40-629: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Wali (administrative title) Wāli , Wā'lī or vali (from Arabic : والي Wālī ) is an administrative title that was used in the Muslim world (including the Rashidun , Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates and the Ottoman Empire ) to designate governors of administrative divisions . It is still in use in some countries influenced by Arab or Muslim culture. The division that
50-720: Is still used today to denote settlements of Oman, such as the Wilayat Madha , a settlement that intersects the road between Madam in Sharjah and Hatta in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Many Rulers of the Trucial States (also called Trucial Oman in the past) appointed walis to look after towns on their behalf, including employing slaves for that purpose. Since 1997 regionalisation reform,
60-883: The European side, and from Ghili on the Black Sea to the end of the Gulf of İzmit on the Asiatic side. In 1878, a provincial structure, with a governor ( wāli ) and provincial officers, was established to perform the same functions within Constantinople that provincial authorities performed elsewhere in the Empire. Sanjaks and kazas, circa 1877: Ethnic Groups in Constantinople Vilayet This Ottoman Empire –related article
70-644: The Georgian Kartli and Kakheti kingdom, the Kurdish emirate of Ardalan , the chiefs of Lorestān Province and of Khuzestan Province in western Iran were regarded as hereditary governor-generals titled Vāli equal to the Beylerbeylik (Safavid Persia) . These "lords of the marches" should protect Iran's western borders against foreign powers. During the Qajar rule 1785-1925 the kingdom of Georgia
80-408: The territory and convocation and dissolution of its parliament . In Tunisia , a wāli is the " governor " and administrative head of each of the 24 provinces of the country, and is chosen by the president . In Turkey a Vali is a provincial governor of one of the 81 Turkish provinces . He is nominated by the interior minister and appointed by the president. A Vali supervises the functioning of
90-516: Was lost to Russia and the hereditary lords were replaced by officials of the central power. Mainly these officials came from the group of imperial princes and royal notables and were made Vāli of important provinces. For example, the crown prince bore traditionally the title of Vāli of Azerbaijan (Iran) . Vali (translated as "gouverneur-général" in French, such as in the Ottoman constitution )
100-530: Was the title in the Ottoman Empire of the most common type of Ottoman governor , in charge of a vilayet (in Ottoman Turkish ), often a military officer such as a pasha ; see Subdivisions of the Ottoman Empire . The form used in some parts of the empire was Wali . The Sultanate of Oman , when it ruled Mombasa , Kenya , appointed a wali for the city known locally as LiWali . The term
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