Izzet Holo Pasha, who was the second clerk of Abdulhamid II between 1896-1908, was among the figures closest to the sultan in this period. When the property he gained during his assignment was added to his mother and father's inheritance, he amassed a great fortune. His marriage to Behiye Hanım who was a member of Muradi family, one of Damascus’ distinguished families, further increased the family wealth. In the Syrian provinces, there were properties such as houses, shops, mills, barns, and miri (state owned) lands such as fields, vineyards, gardens, hamlets, and poplar fields belonging to İzzet Holo Pasha and his family. The family did not assign the state lands they had to the first waqf they established in 1904 as an income generating property, yet, approximately two years later, they allocated all their real estate and assets to their waqfs . However, Izzet Holo Pasha's flight to Europe during the declaration of the Second Constitutional Era resulted in confiscation of the waqf properties. Subsequently, İzzet Holo Pasha and his family embarked on a legal struggle to save their waqfs from foreclosure. They were able to achieve these goals, providing that the conditions in the waqf deed were changed.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 29, 2021 |
Submission Date | March 25, 2021 |
Acceptance Date | May 28, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Issue: 56 |
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