After holding various administrative posts he became governor-general of the Archipelago (1881), minister for foreign affairs (1881), ambassador at Berlin (1883) and again foreign minister in 1885,[1] serving until 1895.[2] He was afterwards president of the Council of State, an office which he held until his death.[1]
^Birkan, Onur (11 July 2023). "The Institutional Evolution of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Role in Foreign Policy-making (1808-1918)". PERCEPTIONS: Journal of International Affairs. XXVIII (1): 70. ISSN2651-3315.