What is "seraskier"

Usage examples of "seraskier".

At the bottom he read the signature of the seraskier, city commander of the New Guard, the imperial Ottoman army.

The seraskier did not rise for Yashim, but merely motioned him with dabbling fingers to a corner of the divan.

A great man like the seraskier had attendants to bring him refreshment, as well as a pipe-bearer to select his tobacco, keep the equipment in good, clean working order, accompany his master on outings with the pipe in a cloth and the tobacco pouch in his shirt, and ensure the proper lighting and draw of the pipe.

The seraskier looked uneasy: the word did not seem to come easily to him.

But learning French was a business for the young, and the seraskier was pushing fifty.

The seraskier brought him a mounting stool, and Yashim climbed it to look inside.

Yashim from the seraskier, the cafe owner shook his head and gestured helplessly up the street.

The effort of describing the way the corpse was trussed seemed to rob the seraskier of his temper, but he kneaded the back of a chair with his fingers, making it creak.

The seraskier wanted to make a public announcement but was not, it seemed, quite ready to risk offending or alarming anyone.

He was engaged by the seraskier: the seraskier had called him in first.

The eunuch suspected some kind of Janissary plot, but the seraskier had prudently decided to keep his terms vague.

Yashim felt a wave of pity for the seraskier, in his Western uniform, his efficient boots, his buttoned tunic.

The seraskier looked from them to Palewski with an impatient half smile.

On the other hand, if the seraskier handled it well, both he and the Guard would emerge with honor.

Rome, stood high overhead: the highest spot in all Istanbul, as the seraskier well knew.