ZIVER PASHA
\zˈa͡ɪvə pˈaʃə], \zˈaɪvə pˈaʃə], \z_ˈaɪ_v_ə p_ˈa_ʃ_ə]\
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A Turkish official and poet; born 1793; died 1862. He was director of the Ministry of Marine, member of the Council of Public Instruction, member of the Council of State and Justice, etc.; and became, a year before his death, a functionary of the first rank. He held the title of imperial poet; his poetry is highly esteemed by the Turks. A collection of it was published at Constantinople, under the title of the "Divan".
By Charles Dudley Warner
