kaymakam

Also known as Title for a district governor in Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Lebanon and the Ottoman Empire

thumb|Binbashi Ismet Pasha, who later became a Kaymakam, after returning from Yemen.

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Instance of: profession
Subclass of: local politician
Country: Turkey

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Commons category: Kaymakam
applies to jurisdiction: municipality
next higher rank: miralay

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History
Ottoman Empire
Moldavian and Wallachian (Romanian) history
Persian Gulf history
Qatar history
Kuwait history
Egyptian history
Kaymakams as a military rank
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thumb|Binbashi Ismet Pasha, who later became a Kaymakam, after returning from Yemen.

Kaymakam, also known by many other romanizations, was a title used by various officials of the Ottoman Empire, including acting grand viziers, governors of provincial sanjaks, and administrators of district kazas. The title has been retained and is sometimes used without translation for provincial or subdistrict governors in various Ottoman successor states, including the Republic of Turkey, Kuwait, Iraq, and Lebanon.

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